... (NGOs) in providing a humane and effective alternative to detention and surveillance. Through humanitarian relief, ... they are released from federal care and reunited with family or placed with a sponsor in California. This reduces ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... between gaining or maintaining lawful status and permanent separation from family and community. This factsheet provides a brief ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
... entry, seldom applied to asylum seekers, leading to forced family separation and limitations on access to asylum. USCIS applies ... recognized domestic violence as a ground for asylum. 4 In Detention DHS ramps up detention for asylum seekers even ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... numbers because of these policies, particularly prolonged detention. Prolonged detention in prison-settings exacerbate ... the length of detention for asylum seekers and expand family detention as deterrence. Continue efforts to overturn ... Belong Together, which was formed to respond to the family separation crisis, and individual case campaigns have had. ...
March, 2019
Report
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
... by Sara Campos, Grove Foundation; Navin Moul, Zellerbach Family Foundation; and Kevin Douglas, Grantmakers Concerned ... refugees and asylum seekers still face the threat of detention, deportation and hostile local and state policies. ...
September, 2021
Analysis
... to protect migrants from deportations or prolonged detention under these circumstances. Lack of Internal ... primarily in the U.S. and Mexico—and evolution of the Family Unity Fund, a rapid response fund created in response to the family separation crisis of 2018. The comprehensive Migration and ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
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
... program, and an estimated 18,000 Afghan allies and 53,000 family members remain in the processing backlog. As the ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
Find all program-related materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint.
September, 2022
Program Materials
... Community Sponsorship Hub Robin Mencher , CEO, Jewish Family & Community Services-East Bay Dauda Sesay , Founding ...
November 29, 2023
Webinar
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
As an accompanying resource to the GCIR-HIP program, After Title 42: Implications for the Americas, GCIR has compiled a list of organizations that are responding to the needs of asylum seekers and displaced populations in the Americas. The purpose of this list is to help inform the investments, actions, and priorities of funders who seek to support asylum seekers and displaced populations.
September, 2023
Data Tool
October, 2021
Program Materials
... families , causing those who were slated to join resettled family members to remain in refugee camps for the foreseeable ...
April 21, 2020
News Article
Join 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 and refined for building strong response networks. It has become clear that – in addition to resources –communication, coordination, and adaptability are essential to a successful response. This session will provide an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and ask questions about strategies for welcoming and supporting new arrivals.
July 31, 2023
Webinar
One month after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed over 2,200 Haitians and left 650,000 more in need of humanitarian assistance, the Biden administration is undertaking a mass expulsion of Haitians seeking safety in the United States. Under the guise of stopping the spread of Covid-19 through the Trump-era Title 42 policy, migrants are being sent back to a country reeling from overlapping crises and decades of political upheaval and natural disasters. Returning to Haiti is not a viable option for them.
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
Join Afghan American community leaders and GCIR in a conversation on what funders should know about the immediate needs of the community and how the Afghan diaspora is working to cultivate their long-term sustainability and bulid the power of the community.
October 21, 2021
Webinar
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