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Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint.
April, 2023
Program Materials
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
... of those have been granted. It is a moral imperative that we stand by those most at risk, especially those we ... last week. If the AAA fails to move forward, Afghans who were paroled into the U.S. will have to apply for ... asylum backlog is nearly 670,000 cases, which will take about 4.5 years to process, far longer than the two-year ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... the UNHCR stress that refugees living in refugee camps are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of COVID-19 due to ... the reunification of refugee families , causing those who were slated to join resettled family members to remain in ... an unfounded fear that they are carriers of the virus, as we have unfortunately seen with the rise in attacks on Asian ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... it is “an all-out assault.” Another said, “I fear we will end up with a broken and discredited system. How long ... also note the difficulty in gathering quantitative data about this trend), several noted that there is anecdotal ... the practice of separating children from parents who had entered the U.S. without documentation. Asylum ...
March, 2019
Report
... of immigration legal service providers in California . We updated our 2019 study by assessing the impact of recent ...
May, 2022
Report
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
... GCIR's webinar "Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers" here, including the session ... Materials: Beyond the Border: How Receiving Cities are Welcoming Asylum Seekers ...
August, 2023
Program Materials
... National Convening in the state. In this conversation, we'll hear from Houston-area leaders who will share their strategies for welcoming newcomers to ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... private sponsorship. Join GCIR in a dialogue with leaders who operate in both the traditional refugee resettlement space and who can share perspectives on the new community sponsorship ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
November 29, 2023
Webinar
We at GCIR are heartbroken about the devastating crises unfolding in ... compelled to return to a perilous situation and that those who have fled to safety have access to asylum and humane ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... the headlines, the lives of refugees and asylum seekers are shaped by the realities on the ground in the communities ... from the field for a conversation on how communities are working to support both newcomers and long-term ... residents. Speakers Basma Alawee, Campaign Manager, We Are All America Sushma Barakoti , Executive Director, ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar
... Americas , GCIR has compiled a list of organizations that are responding to the needs of asylum seekers and displaced ... inform the investments, actions, and priorities of funders who seek to support asylum seekers and displaced populations. ... GCIR's member organizations from June to September 2023. We have also included grantee partners from GCIR's California ...
September, 2023
Data Tool
... the deportation process and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... Covid-19 through the Trump-era Title 42 policy, migrants are being sent back to a country reeling from overlapping ... from Haiti as compared to migrants from other countries. We see this reflected in the response to the current crisis. ... Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about GCIR’s response and actions funders can take, read ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... ongoing community needs. Many arrivals, for instance, are entering the United States on humanitarian parole rather ... and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan ... program. GCIR's webinars and funder learning opportunities are made possible through the time and expertise of ...
October 21, 2021
Webinar
... Andrea Black and Joan Freidland. Although barriers are being erected at every stage of the U.S. asylum process, ... been forced from their homes, including nearly 25 million who have been formally designated as refugees. Root causes ... participate and support these efforts. Educating lawmakers about asylum and identifying champions for a more progressive ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... nonprofit providers, and philanthropic partners are all playing key roles in responding to urgent needs while ... GCIR for this peer-to-peer discussion session to learn about the challenges local leaders are encountering while ... addressing the needs of these newly arriving migrants. We will also explore the strategies currently being developed ...
July 31, 2023
Webinar