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October 31, 2024

What’s America’s superpower? Immigration, says Global Refuge’s Krish O’Mara Vignarajah

Global Refuge President & CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah recently took the stage at TEDxApex Women in Apex, North Carolina to make the case that the United States owes its preeminence on the global stage to one key asset: immigration.  

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    January 24, 2025

    What do the new immigration executive orders mean for refugees and immigrants?

    Here are key immigration executive orders and proclamations that directly impact immigration and how they will affect refugees and other immigrants.

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  • News · Community Engagement

    January 17, 2025

    Ambassador Spotlight: Astrid Schmidt King

    Global Refuge Ambassadors organize, unite, and advocate for the work of welcome in support of refugees and immigrants.

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  • Advocacy

    December 20, 2024

    Advocacy in Action: Congress backs Afghan relocation office as part of end-of-year vote on defense bill

    In its annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congress approved language that authorizes for three years a key U.S. government office that coordinates Afghan relocation and resettlement efforts, CARE.

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  • Advocacy · Immigration and Asylum

    October 23, 2024

    What is the CHNV Parole Program?

    The Biden administration opened a new program allowing certain nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela to apply for entry to  the U.S. for a temporary stay of up to two years.

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  • Press Release · Refugee Resettlement

    January 27, 2025

    Global Refuge Condemns Federal Stop Work Order Halting Refugee Resettlement Assistance

    Global Refuge expresses deep concern and dismay over an unprecedented stop work order issued by the State Department, which halts all refugee reception and placement services under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

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  • Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

    January 24, 2025

    Statement on new immigration restrictions and intensified enforcement operations

    Global Refuge expresses its profound concern following this week’s executive actions that halt asylum protections and aggressively intensify interior immigration enforcement.

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August 27, 2020

Climate Migration: Understanding Challenges and Generating Solutions

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an average of 22.5 million people were displaced by climate or weather-related events between 2000-2018. And the numbers keep rising.

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News

August 20, 2020

Virtual Book Series: Jessica Goudeau

Jessica Goudeau, writer and author of "After The Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America," gives us an intimate look at the lives of two women.

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News · Inside Look

August 13, 2020

10 Reasons Why America Needs Refugees

As the White House weighs how many refugees to allow into the United States, Global Refuge warns of the consequences of decreasing the refugee ceiling at a time of unprecedented global need.

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News

August 13, 2020

Virtual Book Series: Sonia Shah

The award-winning author of The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move, Sonia Shah, upends our centuries-long assumptions about migration through science, history, and reporting.

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News

August 4, 2020

Virtual Book Series: Insightful Interviews with Immigration Authors

Join Global Refuge for its Virtual Book Series of insightful interviews with authors and experts in the immigration landscape today.

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News · Refugee Resettlement

July 29, 2020

Virtual Townhall: Helping Immigrants Through COVID-19 and Beyond

Immigration in the United States is under attack. The U.S. has never accepted fewer refugees. Unaccompanied migrant children are being expelled at the border without due process.

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

July 28, 2020

Trump Administration Defies Supreme Court on DACA Ruling

Officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have announced that it will not accept new DACA applications.

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News · Immigration and Asylum

July 22, 2020

Global Refuge Commends House Passage of NO BAN Act

Global Refuge applauds the House of Representatives for passing the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants

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Press Release · Immigration and Asylum

July 21, 2020

Global Refuge Statement on Presidential Memo Excluding Undocumented People from U.S. Census

On July 21, President Trump issued a Memorandum which will exclude undocumented people from the United States census.

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