PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 12, 2020) This week the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announced that without immediate new funding it will run out of money and be unable to pay full salaries...
PHILADELPHIA (November 11, 2020) Last week, thousands of people in Northeast Guatemala lost their houses and crops to catastrophic flooding when Hurricane Eta devastated the area. The hurricane...
Introduction Families have been torn apart since the creation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2003. The restructuring of the government's homeland security branch was a direct result...
The U.S. government has exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to further eviscerate humanitarian and human rights protections for immigrants and people seeking asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border. Since...
PHILADELPHIA (May 11, 2020) The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) – an international Quaker organization devoted to peace and justice – has launched a major fundraising effort to support...
Amid COVID-19 pandemic Rep. Andy Levin and Senator Markey announce bill to allow better humanitarian aid delivery WASHINGTON, DC (April 13, 2020): Representative Andy Levin and Senator Markey...
In response to the January 31st announcement by the White House of the Department of Defense’s new landmine policy, we, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Trump Administration’s...
Resumen Ejecutivo La población desplazada que está solicitando protección internacional a Estados Unidos y ha ingresado por México está siendo obligada a esperar su proceso en territorio mexicano...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The displaced population who is applying for international protection from the United States and has entered Mexico is being forced to wait for its process in Mexican territory...
On one-year anniversary, Quaker org urges termination of the program On the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the “Return to Mexico” policy, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)...