Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇲🎉 Today, we celebrate U.S. Independence Day, commemorating the birth of a nation founded and continually strengthened by refugees and immigrants, where “all men are created equal” and endowed with unalienable rights of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” For many of our clients, including Idris and his wife, Marwa, this is the first Fourth of July they will mark as U.S. citizens. Idris and Marwa arrived in the U.S. from Sudan, became permanent residents in 2018, and with the help of our Immigration Legal Services Coordinator and DOJ Accredited Rep. Ashley Wellbrock, recently gained citizenship. “You made our dream a reality...There were many joys that we will never forget forever,” Idris told Ashley. We are grateful for Idris and Marwa, and for all immigrants who seek to call the U.S. home; by putting down roots in our nation, they shape it for the better. #fourthofjuly #4thofjuly #4thofjuly2024 #IndependenceDay #USIndependenceDay #immigrantswelcome #usimmigrants #america #americanimmigrant #americancitizen #americancitizenship #uscitizen #uscitizenship🇺🇸 #AmericanValues #usa🇺🇸
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Join IJC in celebrating today, the International Day of Peace! By the end of 2022, 108.4 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations, according to The UN Refugee Agency. We are now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. Unlike criminal and family court proceedings, immigrants facing deportation in immigration court do not have a right to counsel if they cannot afford one. Without counsel, most immigrants face a complex and adversarial system alone. Those with representation are six times more likely to see a successful outcome. IJC's free counsel has delivered a 93% success rate in completed cases, in contrast to a 16% success rate when an immigrant is without counsel, and a 3% success rate when a detained immigrant is without counsel.
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“How many have died in our own waters without their names or stories ever being known? We should not reduce people to statistics or a political problem to be solved.” These words, from Bishop Declan Lang and Bishop Paul McAleenan, open ‘Love The Stranger: A Catholic Response to Migrants and Refugees’, a February 2023 publication by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW). Their pertinence and relevance persevere, as yet another tragedy in the English Channel in April 2024 claimed the lives of five people. 2021-22 saw unprecedented increases in small boat arrivals to the UK, with further increases predicted for 2024. The UK government’s response has been to introduce a range of restrictive policies that have severe implications for those seeking protection. Since late 2020, a new national strategy created collective reception accommodation for asylum seekers in surplus military facilities, in conditions described by Amnesty International as “squalid and inhumane”. From mid-2023, this policy was extended to include ‘offshore accommodation’ in the shape of barges docked at UK ports, with one such barge now operational and housing several hundred asylum seekers. A new partnership to remove asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda, where their claims for protection will be adjudicated, was announced in April 2022. Although delayed by several legal challenges, the scheme was finalized via the April 2024 introduction of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum & Immigration) Act, a new piece of legislation that sets out in law that Rwanda is a ‘safe third country’ for the purposes of the removal of asylum seekers. “Our principle is that the UK should not export its problems overseas,” states Bishop McAleenan. “It is almost offensive and absolutely not mature to pay a developing country many millions of pounds to deal with a UK problem, and it is not the response of a country which prides itself on its humanitarian approach to those seeking protection.” The Rwanda Plan is being implemented alongside the Illegal Migration Act, which came into force in July 2023. “We are opposed to both the Rwanda Plan and the Illegal Migration Act, because both make it effectively impossible to seek protection in the UK,” states Bishop McAleenan. “Unfortunately, it is clear that the current government is determined to push ahead with the Rwanda plan. CBCEW is equally clear that in our commitment to dignity, equality and justice, we will continue to strongly oppose this plan.” https://bit.ly/3VClztH
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Aliens: The Chequered History of Britain’s Wartime Refugees by Paul Dowswell – review: Fascinating material casts light on some of the less familiar stories of those who settled in Britain during and after the second world war, from ‘Casanova’ Poles to Waffen SS Even when promoting highly illiberal policies on immigration or asylum seeking, ministers can seldom resist making reference to what Boris Johnson called Britain’s “proud history of welcoming people from overseas, including many fleeing persecution”. The main piece of supporting evidence is always the roughly 80,000 Jews, and particularly around 10,000 children on Kindertransport, who were saved from Nazi persecution and likely death through finding safety in the UK. Though acknowledging that this was a major humanitarian achievement, Paul Dowswell is determined that we do not turn it into a comforting myth we can use as a stick to beat today’s government policy. Then, as now, newspapers led by the Daily Mail (which greeted Hitler’s accession to power with an article that “fizzes with fanboy adoration”) “created a climate of fear and resentment” about refugees, and “governments used bureaucratic barriers and obfuscation to prevent their arrival”. Aliens: The Chequered History of Britain’s Wartime Refugees by Paul Dowswell is published by Biteback (£25). To support the Guardian and Observer order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply Continue reading... #Books #Historybooks #Culture #Immigrationandasylum #Secondworldwar
Aliens: The Chequered History of Britain’s Wartime Refugees by Paul Dowswell – review
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In 2016, over 1.1 million people became legal permanent residents of the U.S. 800,000 of these were due to family connections, 137,000 based on employment and 157,000 were refugees and asylum seekers. 42% came from Mexico, Canada and Caribbean, 37% came from Asia (China, India, Vietnam and Philippines), 8% from Europe and 9% from Africa. Most immigrants are headed to the NY-NJ-PA area, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
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In 2016, over 1.1 million people became legal permanent residents of the U.S. 800,000 of these were due to family connections, 137,000 based on employment and 157,000 were refugees and asylum seekers. 42% came from Mexico, Canada and Caribbean, 37% came from Asia (China, India, Vietnam and Philippines), 8% from Europe and 9% from Africa. Most immigrants are headed to the NY-NJ-PA area, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
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Women of faith knit together the fabric of so many communities and yes, they can also solve humanitarian and policy crises. Learn more about #WomenofWelcome and their values-based work.
Women of Welcome, a community of more than 130,000 evangelical Christian women, are pushing for the need to lead with the gospel and compassion when discussing immigration policy. Driven by their faith, they advocate for a safe, secure border AND to treat migrants humanely. "The Bible doesn’t have anything to say about U.S. immigration policy, but it does have a lot to say about the immigrant and the refugees," said Bri Stensrud, Director of Women of Welcome. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eztieXFS
Could evangelical Christian women hold the key to compromise on immigration reform?
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Women of Welcome, a community of more than 130,000 evangelical Christian women, are pushing for the need to lead with the gospel and compassion when discussing immigration policy. Driven by their faith, they advocate for a safe, secure border AND to treat migrants humanely. "The Bible doesn’t have anything to say about U.S. immigration policy, but it does have a lot to say about the immigrant and the refugees," said Bri Stensrud, Director of Women of Welcome. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eztieXFS
Could evangelical Christian women hold the key to compromise on immigration reform?
usatoday.com
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Source of reference: ❗️ALERT Topic. Austria hosts one of the largest Afghan diaspora communities in Europe. Paragraphs of text: About AIDA Asylum Information Database and ECRE European Council on Refugees and Exiles. Paragraphs of text: The Asylum Information Database is partially funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and ECRE. The contents of the database are the sole responsibility of ECRE and the national experts and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Commission.
Differential treatment of specific nationalities in the procedure - Asylum Information Database | European Council on Refugees and Exiles
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I am immensely proud to be part of a firm where pro bono efforts take center stage. It is our people, with their compassion, expertise, and unwavering commitment to justice, who truly embody the heart and soul of our practice. Their dedication not only enriches our professional lives, but also profoundly impacts the lives of those we serve. #probonoweek #fragomen #lifeatfragomen #teamwork #immigrationlaw
Fragomen proudly celebrates #ProBonoWeek 2023! Our professionals have engaged in countless pro bono activities across the globe throughout the year: They’ve represented Afghan Asylum seekers in their applications and interviews, assisted Haitians, Ukrainians, and Venezuelans with Temporary Protected Status applications, helped recent migrants seeking work permits and re-paroles, participated in various naturalization clinics—including one Mega Four Day Naturalization clinic—and so much more. This video spotlights just a handful of Fragomen's pro bono champions, as we could not possibly highlight them all! We are so grateful for all of our professionals across the firm, and their efforts to close the justice gap by providing access to counsel to those who need it most. #CelebrateProBono #ChangingLives #Immigration
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