A coalition of 41 US-based nonprofits working to secure and protect the rights and welcome of refugees, asylum seekers, and all forcibly displaced people.
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A coalition of 41 US-based nonprofits working to secure and protect the rights and welcome of refugees, asylum seekers, and all forcibly displaced people.
Instagram/Threads: @RCUSA_DC
LinkedIn/Facebook: Refugee Council USA
www.rcusa.org
Want to do something about the administrationâs targeting of refugees?
Call on Congress to pressure federal agencies to resume refugee green card processing, expedite review for the most vulnerable, and end needless calls for "re-vetting" resettled refugees.
Take Action: https://bit.ly/3VrHmqf
Good coverage from NPR affilate @kjzz on the human consequences of cutting off Medicaid to recently arrived refugees.
đNEW POLL: The Lab, @refugeesinternational.org & @dataforprogress.org find that voters across party lines strongly support the US refugee program, oppose current immigration enforcement policies, & overwhelmingly support a path to citizenship for immigrants
www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/tw...
H.R.1 cut off Medicaid to resettled refugees who havenât yet received green cards. And the administration set a deadly bureaucratic trap by freezing green card processing, creating difficulties across the nation.
Source: https://bit.ly/4y3rnfy
Take Action with RCUSA: https://bit.ly/3VrHmqf
Church World Service and RCUSA led a letter with 58 other organizations calling for full resumption of green card application processing and adjudication for refugees. Without green cards, refugees are now cut off from access to health care and food support. Take Action: https://bit.ly/3VrHmqf
Celebrating the National Young Adult Leadership Council!
In August, these newcomers gathered in Washington DC to share their work on education access, healthcare and career readiness. We are so proud of this Council and everything theyâve built!
The FY27 PD on refugee admissions, released today, favors Afrikaners at the expense of people at risk of persecution around the world. RCUSA calls for protecting the most at-risk refugees. Full statement: https://bit.ly/3TXC99f. Take action: https://tinyurl.com/FY27PDAlert
âStrategic use of resettlementâ historically meant benefits to people other than those being resettled. But now the term often has a different sense. Who benefits? Learn more from this Refuge Point explainer: https://bit.ly/4hiFjNR .
Join RCUSA, concerned citizens and elected officials across the U.S. in demanding a resettlement policy that does not discriminate based on race, religion, or national origin. Defend our #FreedomtoWelcome. Contact your representatives today. #WeWillWelcome tinyurl.com/FY27PDAlert
Refugee Council USA calls on the administration to return the United States to its historic leadership role in refugee protection and re-open refugee admissions on a non-discriminatory basis.
Join us by contacting your elected officials today!