On February 4, a group of Senators released the long-awaited text of an emergency supplemental funding bill that includes devastating, permanent restrictions on protections for asylum seekers. This legislation would render asylum protections nearly inaccessible and exacerbate humanitarian challenges that require meaningful and compassionate solutions. The proposed anti-asylum legislation includes a number of troubling provisions that would place people fleeing …

Join us during Montagnard Advocacy Day on November 30, when advocates and Montagnard community leaders are traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with their Senators and Representatives and urging them to support persecuted and displaced Montagnards in Vietnam and Thailand. Even if you are not traveling to D.C. in person, you can still make your voices heard. The indigenous peoples …

On November 3rd, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Afghan & Iraqi Allies vs Blinken – a lawsuit challenging the government’s failure to process applications for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) within the timeline mandated by Congress. The SIV program is designed to protect Afghan nationals whose work for the United States’ military has put their …

On Wednesday, October 25th, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children, Part II, to examine ways in which Congress can further protect unaccompanied children – children who arrive in the U.S. without a parent or guardian – from labor exploitation. The hearing provides an opportunity for Congress to shine a light …

Right now, Congress is negotiating federal funding legislation for the upcoming fiscal year, FY 2024, which starts October 1st. This is particularly important because September 30th marks the end of the current fiscal year, and if funding legislation isn’t passed by then, the federal government would shut down. Now is a critical time to call for robust investments in the …

Right now, Congress is negotiating federal funding legislation for the upcoming fiscal year, FY 2024, which starts October 1st. This is particularly important because September 30th marks the end of the current fiscal year, and if funding legislation isn’t passed by then, the federal government would shut down. Now is a critical time to call for robust investments in the …

Right now, Congress is negotiating federal funding legislation for the upcoming fiscal year, FY 2024, which starts October 1st. This is particularly important because September 30th marks the end of the current fiscal year, and if funding legislation isn’t passed by then, the federal government would shut down. Now is a critical time to call for robust investments in the …

As we near the end of summer, we are entering a particularly critical time of year for advocacy efforts on behalf of refugees and rebuilding the U.S. refugee admissions program.  Each September, the President sets a target for the number of refugees to be resettled in the following fiscal year (which begins October 1) in the form of a Presidential …

Immigrant children who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected by one or both of their parents or guardians can apply for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) to receive lawful permanent residence (green card). Yet, because of a quirk in the visa system unrelated to the children’s situations, tens of thousands of children with SIJS status must wait in a years-long …

Right now, Oregon’s legislators are considering and voting on HB 2957, a bill that will help provide financial assistance based on income to noncitizens who qualify for a pathway to residency, citizenship or permanent protection. Originally drafted to support Dreamers, this bipartisan bill was amended to support all eligible Oregonians in need of access to an immigration attorney. Proactive and …