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Aug 10, 2015

Aiding Unaccompanied Children in the Fight for Legal Status

Aug 10, 2015

Aiding Unaccompanied Children in the Fight for Legal Status Our clients have one benefit that many unaccompanied children do not: an immigration attorney to help them navigate the system. Ana* is one such child. Ten years old, with pig tails, a quick smile and a sweet demeanor, it was hard to reconcile Ana’s fifth grade exuberance and spirit with the gang violence she witnessed in El Salvador.

Aug 6, 2015

Massacre at Sinjar: Has the World Forgotten the Yazidi?

Aug 6, 2015

Massacre at Sinjar: Has the World Forgotten the Yazidi? Our clients have one benefit that many unaccompanied children do not: an immigration attorney to help them navigate the system. Ana* is one such child. Ten years old, with pig tails, a quick smile and a sweet demeanor, it was hard to reconcile Ana’s fifth grade exuberance and spirit with the gang violence she witnessed in El Salvador.

Jul 31, 2015

Mother and Son Reunited After Three Years Apart

Jul 31, 2015

Mother and Son Reunited After Three Years Apart Although there have been many struggles, Jainaba insists that leaving Gambia was the only way for her to feel safe. Her son says that finally seeing his mother again after three years was the happiest moment of his life.

Jul 31, 2015

Author Lev Golinkin Recalls Flight From Ukraine

Jul 31, 2015

Author Lev Golinkin Recalls Flight From Ukraine In a recent letter, Lev shared his mother’s reasons for leaving Ukraine. “I didn’t want to be afraid of the government anymore, to live in fear of them going to my home,” she told him. “I didn’t want to stand on the schoolhouse steps and worry to death about explaining to my 9-year-old son why being a Jew was bad.”

Jul 29, 2015

Ukraine Displacement Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden

Jul 29, 2015

Ukraine Displacement Crisis Worsens as Local Attitudes Harden More than 2 million Ukrainians have been displaced since March 2014. The actual number remains unknown and is likely to be higher, however, as people are in no rush to register as IDPs. New policies are not helping matters, either.

Jul 27, 2015

Family Detention ‘Deplorable’ Says Judge

Jul 27, 2015

Family Detention ‘Deplorable’ Says Judge More than 2 million Ukrainians have been displaced since March 2014. The actual number remains unknown and is likely to be higher, however, as people are in no rush to register as IDPs. New policies are not helping matters, either.

Jul 24, 2015

Guest Blog: What Visiting a Nepali Refugee Camp Taught Me

Jul 24, 2015

Guest Blog: What Visiting a Nepali Refugee Camp Taught Me There are over 3,000 Bhutanese refugees in the Cleveland, Ohio area alone. Many of them eventually became my close friends, but while I had heard their stories I couldn’t quite picture the refugee camp where they had spent so much time waiting and hoping. So I decided to go to Nepal.

Jul 20, 2015

High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk

Jul 20, 2015

High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]

Jul 17, 2015

Innovative Program Helps Refugees Restart Careers

Jul 17, 2015

Innovative Program Helps Refugees Restart Careers High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]

Jul 16, 2015

Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail?

Jul 16, 2015

Seeking Asylum Isn’t Illegal – So Why Were These Kids in Jail? High Speed Prosecutions Put Asylum Seekers at Risk By Britanny Vanderhoof, Policy Counsel Jul 20, 2015 It is not a crime to seek protection from persecution. The United States has a duty to protect, not prosecute, those who come here seeking asylum. Yet according to a recent report by the Department of Homeland Security, the […]

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