Refugees International is proud to welcome globally renowned artist and humanitarian Ai Weiwei to its board of directors.
With End of Title 42, Biden Administration Must Restart Asylum Processing at the Border
A federal court in Washington, DC has declared unlawful what Refugees International has long shown to be true: Title 42 was unjustified and harmful.
Refugees International Welcomes New President Jeremy Konyndyk
Refugees International is excited to announce Jeremy Konyndyk as its next president.
USAID Releases Policy on Local Capacity Strengthening
Refugees International praises the release of USAID’s Local Capacity Strengthening Policy.
New DHS Enforcement Program Fails to Offer Sufficient Protection to Venezuelans
The Biden administration is betraying its promise to ensure access to asylum at the border and rebuild the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
Refugees International Urges the Biden Administration to Deliver on Its Promise to Rebuild Refugee Resettlement in 2023
Refugees International commends and acknowledges gaps in the Biden administration’s report to Congress on 2023 refugee admission goals.
Leaders of Refugee, Policy Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Prioritize Climate Impacted Populations for Resettlement
Leaders of 14 refugee resettlement and policy organizations today sent a letter to the White House calling on the Biden administration to create resettlement pathways for climate impacted populations.
Number of Displaced Venezuelans Matches Ukraine Crisis, International Support Does Not
The UN confirmed that the number of displaced Venezuelans has reached 6.8 million people—tying with Ukraine for the largest refugee and migrant crisis worldwide, and surpassing Syria for the first time ever.
Refugees International Welcomes Introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act
Bipartisan legislators in the U.S. House and Senate have recently introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act, a bill that provides a path to permanent residency for the more than 70,000 Afghans paroled into the United States in the wake of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Refugees International Celebrates the End of Remain in Mexico
Remain in Mexico—a program that subjected asylum seekers to insecurity and suffering at our border—will finally end.