Engaging and empowering refugees and host communities on legal and mental health awareness with #KayoleJustice supported by IRAP.

Hilton Foundation World Bank UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR KENYA European Union In Kenya GIZ Oxfam in Africa Open Society Foundations International Conference on the Great Lakes Region
Netherlands Embassy in Kenya U.S. Embassy Nairobi Population, Refugees, and Migration Bureau

NEW: Our op ed today in Truthout, highlighting the experiences of our detained asylum-seeking Afghan community members. Afghans seeking refuge face insurmountable barriers, and when they seek asylum face detention and the inherent abuse of ICE prisons. truthout.org/articles/afgha…

It was such an honor to participate in this historic hearing w/ colleagues Natalie Dietrich Jones from The UWI Mona Campus and Felipe Navarro from CGRS. We spoke about cross border migration, the fight of small island states, & internal displacement. José G. Miranda from IRAP also joined 🌎

With rampant insecurity and violence driven by political and gang conflicts that have significantly worsened following two massive jailbreaks we are calling on the Biden administration to
REDESIGNATE HAITI FOR TPS

🚨Lebanese authorities have detained, tortured, & deported Syrians to Syria in recent months, including opposition activists & army defectors.

Others are fighting to remain, despite deportation orders & an increasingly hostile environment.

New from @HRW
hrw.org/news/2024/04/2…

Don't miss out on our webinar this Thursday regarding the forced deportation of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon where roles, accountability and consequences will be discussed. To ensure your spot for the webinar, kindly scan the QR code on the poster or register via the link below📷:…

Since fighting engulfed #Sudan one year ago, social media activists have been at the forefront of mobilization and awareness-building.

We asked them: What inspires your work? How do you use your platform to fight for change? Here's what they shared.
refugeesinternational.org/perspectives-a…

TAKE ACTION: No parent should have to give birth in a cell with no medical care or be returned to a freezing cold detention center with a newborn baby.

This Mother's Day, join us in telling CBP that all mothers deserve better #MaternalHealth4Migrants

✍️ bit.ly/CBPMothersDayP…

Listen to our brave and resilient client, Fahimeh, share her experience with family separation. My students helped tell her story to the Supreme Court and are working to reunite her with her spouse!

HAPPENING TODAY: At 10am EST, the Supreme Court will hear an important case regarding whether U.S. citizens have the right to challenge the State Department's decision to deny their spouse's visa.

Tune in and learn more about Department of State v. Muñoz: immigrantjustice.org/staff/blog/nij…

'All I want is just to feel safe and have a normal life. [My kids] haven't been going to school... and they haven't been going out. Not to have fun, not to have a normal child life.' -
IRAP client Jane Doe

middleeasteye.net/news/iraqi-ref…

“This expansion of Welcome Corps holds this huge promise of reuniting families and friends who have been separated from loved ones in the United States by crisis.'
keranews.org/news/2024-04-1…