In an open letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and USAID Administrator Mark Green, 16 senior U.S. national security and humanitarian figures urged U.S. officials to reject a Kenyan proposal at the UN, saying it would cripple humanitarian aid.
39 Organizations Unite to Push for Full Funding for the UN in FY 2020
In a letter to Chairman Graham and Ranking Member Leahy, thirty-nine civil society organizations unite to urge Congress to fully fund the UN for FY 2020.
Refugees International Joins Civil Society Organizations in Urging Lawmakers to Fund the FY 2020 State and Foreign Operations Bill
Refugees International joined 37 other organization in sending a letter to Senate leadership requesting that they provide a 302(b) allocation for the FY 2020 State and Foreign Operations bill that builds upon, and reinforces, America’s leadership around the world.
Refugees International Joins 45 Other Groups Calling on the United States to Renew TPS for Syrians
Refugees International joined 45 other organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of State Michal Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan to renew and redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Syrians in the United States.
Refugees International Urges Top State Department Lawyer to Pull Out of Guatemala ‘Safe Third Country’ Talks
In an unusual letter to the State Department’s top acting lawyer, Eric Schwartz, president of Refugees International, has urged officials of the Department’s office of the legal adviser to “cease their involvement in efforts to secure” a safe third country agreement with the government of Guatemala.
Refugees International Joins NGOs in Voicing Opposition to Redirecting Funds from Northern Triangle Countries
Refugees International joined over 70 other NGOs in releasing a statement in response to the redirection of funds from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras as officially restated by the Department of State on June 17, 2019.
Refugees International and 36 Organizations Concerned Over Restrictions Imposed on Venezuelan Refugees in Peru
We, the undersigned organizations, members of the Working Group on Venezuelan Human Mobility, would like to express our concern over the recent decision adopted on June 6, 2019 by the Peruvian government, which requires Venezuelan citizens to present a humanitarian visa at the border to enter Peru.
Refugees International and 30 Organizations Call on Congress to Prioritize Funding for the State, Foreign Operations Bill
Refugees International joins 30 other international, implementing, and advocacy nonprofit organizations in respectfully request that in FY 2020 Congress prioritizes funding for the State, Foreign Operations bill and provide a 302(b) allocation of at least $57.4 billion.
Refugees International Joins 76 Organizations Calling on Congress to Oppose Protection Rollbacks for Asylum Seekers
Refugees International and 76 other organizations call on Congress in an advocacy letter to oppose any legislation that would expand the scale or length of immigrant family detention, overturn the child protection policies and laws currently governing the treatment of migrant children in custody, or undermine asylum protections.
Trump Administration Must Reconsider Eliminating Poverty-focused Assistance Programs in Central America
Eliminating poverty-focused assistance to Central American and abandoning the poor and vulnerable communities with whom we work is short-sighted and counterproductive.