An Afghan family walking to their home where is a traditional Afghan village. – Sheberghan, Afghanistan – 5 May 2019 (Shutterstock) By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact As the United States hastily...
Here’s How Americans Can Sponsor Afghan Refugees as They Resettle in US Communities
By Mohammed Naeem, Immigration Impact Since the last evacuation flights left Afghanistan, there have been over 68,000 Afghan allies housed on Department of Defense bases waiting for resettlement. The ...
Migrant Caravan Makes its way Through Mexico Despite Injuries, Dengue Fever Outbreak
Honduran women fleeing poverty and gang violence in the second caravan to the U.S. walk to a truck at dawn to ride to their next stop. (Shutterstock) By Diana García, Arizona Republic | La Voz, AZ Ce...
Biden Administration Announces Plan for Reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols
Migrants from Guatemala turn themselves over to a Border Patrol agent after crossing the border wall between the United States and Mexico on May 12, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Shutterstock) By Aaron Reic...
Unaccompanied Minors Among Thousands Evacuated from Afghanistan
By Rebekah Wolf, Immigration Impact Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have confirmed that 34 unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan currently in the United States were am...
Chairman Menendez Leads Senate Resolution in Observance of World Refugee Day
Menendez, Booker, Sires, Payne demand end Trump shutdown during press encounter at Newark International Liberty airport terminal B. – Newark, NJ – January 8, 2019 (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON...
National Office of New Americans Act Introduced in Congress, Endorsed by NPNA
WASHINGTON – Today, the National Office of New American Act was introduced in Congress by Representatives Grace Meng (NY), Pramila Jayapal (WA) and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL) in the U.S. House...
Refugee Resettlement Organizations Win Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
Baltimore, MD – The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled against a Trump administration executive order requiring state and local governments to issue explicit consent in order to continue ref...
Record Low Refugee Cap Goes Into Effect, Sparking Outcry
Activists participating in the Refugees Welcome protest rally on the steps of the US Capitol, wearing life preservers. They were each later arrested. – WASHINGTON – October 15 2019 (Shut...