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On January 20, 2025, the Administration announced an indefinite suspension of refugee resettlement starting January 27. However, the Government canceled previously scheduled travel for refugees and stopped all refugee case processing on January 21.
“The refugee program fulfills America’s profound moral leadership to ensure that the most vulnerable refugees are safely resettled. The Administration’s decision leaves refugees in danger,” said Eskinder Negash, USCRI President and CEO.
On January 24, the U.S. Department of State ordered USCRI to stop all work performed under its Reception and Placement grant for refugee resettlement. Other organizations received similar notices.
This “stop work” order from the State Department is a devastating development for refugees who are already in the United States.
Click the button below to read the full statement from USCRI on the suspension of refugee resettlement to the United States, in addition to all statements written in response to the Administration’s Executive Orders.
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** Summary of January 20 Executive Orders
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On January 20, 2025, the White House released a series of Executive Orders that regress the immigration system with immediate impact on refugees and immigrants. The new orders display a renouncement of the United States’ role as a stronghold of safety and protection for the displaced.
Click the button below to read the summaries of six Executive Orders and one Proclamation.
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** USCRI Know Your Rights and Safety Planning
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Regardless of immigration status, all individuals in the United States have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. USCRI’s Know Your Rights and Safety Planning guide was created to inform survivors of human trafficking, asylum seekers, parolees, and other non-U.S. citizens of their legal rights in various situations with law enforcement and immigration officers.
Both documents are available in several languages, including English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Arabic, with more coming soon.
Click the button below to access the documents and learn more.
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** Human Trafficking Data Points to Better Identification
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Has human trafficking increased in recent years? Certain sources suggest that there has been an increase in migrant sex trafficking as a direct result of recent pro-immigration policies. The data, however, is inconclusive.
So why might it look like the numbers are going up? The methods used to report and detect survivors or human trafficking have improved. More survivors are being identified through enhanced training and awareness, improved screening tools, collaboration across sectors, legislative and policy support, the inclusion of survivor voices to inform identification strategies, and decreased stigma.
Click the button below to read the full blog from USCRI.
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** What is Labor Trafficking?
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Human trafficking is a heinous crime that involves the buying or selling of people for labor or sex. Victims and survivors can be subjected to physical and psychological abuse, with their basic human rights systematically violated. Despite ongoing efforts, human trafficking remains a pressing challenge.
Labor trafficking is the exploitation of an individual for financial gain. Traffickers treat humans like commodities, profit from the mistreatment of their workforce, and use force, fraud, or coercion to push people to provide labor or services against their will and make it difficult or impossible to leave.
Click the button below to read more about labor trafficking and how to identify it.
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** In case you missed it…
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Latest Policy Brief - The Other Side of the Door: The U.S. Suspension of Refugee Resettlement
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What is Sex Trafficking?
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USCRI Honors Former President Jimmy Carter
The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), established in 1911, is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the needs and rights of refugees and immigrants.
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