Recognizing the intensifying legal service needs of immigrant communities, GCIR and the California Immigrant Integration Initiative (CIII) launched a study in 2019 to understand the capacity of immigration legal service providers in California and generate recommendations for philanthropic investment. This 2022 update is a supplement to the 2019-20 findings and offers recommendations to strengthen immigration legal services in California. Read the full report to learn more.
May, 2022
Report
Amidst travel restrictions and other government responses to the ... suspended refugee resettlement departures —the actual travel of a refugee from their initial country of asylum to ... the country where they will be resettled. In addition to travel disruptions, the UNHCR cited concerns that refugees ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
... [2] EROSION OF THE U.S. ASYLUM PROCESS Since January 2016, stakeholders indicated that the U.S. asylum system has ... coordinate and organize national or regional convenings or conference calls, as well as follow-up through listservs or ... changes in the asylum process/system. Support advocates in convening discussions to address their current divisions in ...
March, 2019
Report
October, 2021
Program Materials
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
... reasons GCIR decided to hold our 2022 Biennial National Convening in the state. In this conversation, we'll hear ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
... Organizations need additional capacity, i.e., staffing, convening opportunities, and other resources, to implement ... and advance the interests of affected populations. A convening to bring together policy, direct service, and ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
This factsheet provides a brief overview of the deportation process and how legal services providers are striving to provide immigrants and refugees with access to affordable, qualified legal services.
March, 2017
Factsheet
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
... and frontline, local nonprofits, providing spaces for convening, collaboration, and mutual learning. HIP’s ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund