Statement from Refugees International’s Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher on the passage of the No Ban Act in the House of Representatives.
Myanmar: 80+ Organizations Push Secretary Pompeo to Make a Genocide Determination
80+ organizations support petition urging Secretary Pompeo to publicly determine that Myanmar has committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya people.
50+ NGOs Urge Secretary Pompeo to Call Myanmar’s Crimes Genocide
Refugees International announced today that more than 50 NGOs and human rights organizations have signed on to its petition urging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.
Refugees Giving Back to Their Communities during COVID and Beyond
Refugees International, Refugee Congress, Veterans for American Ideals, Human Rights First, and Refugee Council USA hosted a webinar on the ways that refugees, asylees, and other vulnerable migrants contribute to our communities and ways to communicate about these critical contributions to build support for refugee protection.
Refugees Are 60 Percent More Likely To Be Financially Impacted By COVID-19, New Research Finds
Refugees are more likely to work in sectors financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and refugee-hosting countries are projected to experience slower growth in 2020.
Retornos perniciosos: la COVID-19 agudiza las vulnerabilidades de los guatemaltecos repatriados
En los últimos años, Estados Unidos y México han adoptado una serie de medidas que facilitan la devolución de guatemaltecos a su país de origen.
Human Trafficking amid a Pandemic: Confronting the Exploitation of Fleeing Venezuelans
Refugees International’s Devon Cone and Rachel Schmidtke joined the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) for a conversation on human trafficking and the exploitation of fleeing Venezuelans amid a pandemic.
Four Former U.S. Officials Defend the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
Former officials fend off one of many assaults on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
Harmful Returns: The Compounded Vulnerabilities of Returned Guatemalans in the Time of COVID-19
Deportations and returns carried out in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to the spread of the virus.
World Refugee Day 2020: Welcome and Protect
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher joined Jesuit Refugee Service USA for a conversation on what we can do to ensure our system of asylum stays intact even during a global pandemic.