by Alyssa Currier Wheeler | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ALYSSA CURRIER An estimated 218,000 people in the United States are potentially stateless or at risk of becoming stateless, says a new report by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS). Statelessness, like so many social ills, intersects the problem of trafficking...
by Faith Laken | Feb 13, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: FAITH LAKEN Thanks to the popular TV show 90 Day Fiancé, millions of viewers have followed the high-drama journeys of U.S. citizens bringing their fiancé(e)s from abroad to race down the aisle. As highlighted in the show, obtaining a K-1 visa — commonly known as...
by Rachel Geissler | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: RACHEL GEISSLER In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed the Louisiana coast with Category 3 winds and a record-breaking storm surge.1 Images of the breached levees of New Orleans and the catastrophic flooding of its low-lying wards are now etched into the...
by AnnaMarie Bena | Oct 24, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By ANNAMARIE BENA AnnaMarie Bena, who wrote the first policy letter on certifications for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2001, now serves as Vice President of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). In 2000, Congress passed the...
by Lillian Agbeyegbe | Sep 18, 2019 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: LILLIAN AGBEYEGBE More than two million people go to work each day to make sure the homes of others function across the United States.1 They work as nannies, cleaners, and caregivers for loved ones.2 Their services are not luxuries; rather, they are vital...