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September 3, 2026

TPS for Haiti Has Been Terminated. Returning People to the Country is Extremely Dangerous.

By Avery Closser

The recent termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti has raised numerous concerns about the fate of a Haitian population well-ingrained into the fabric of this country. Approximately 350,000 individuals—many of whom are healthcare workers, community leaders, and business owners—are facing imminent deportation.

What are country conditions like in Haiti?

Is Haiti dangerous?

The U.S. Department of State has prohibited Americans from traveling to Haiti due to the risk of “crime,…

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August 5, 2026

Global Refuge Policy and Advocacy Monthly Round-Up!

By Avery Closser

With every action we take together, we make clear that our shared humanity, faith, and American values demands we stand with refugees and immigrants! Let’s keep it up!

Please make sure you’re registered for our advocacy emails to receive our action alerts and invitations to our advocacy network calls! And share with friends and family! We need all the voices we can to demand change on U.S. refugee and immigration policy.

Below is the latest on where things stand and how our advocacy is making a difference.

Webinar: Five Years Later: Standing with our Afghan Neighbors

Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 3PM ET

In August 2021, the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan during the United States’ withdrawal from the country. What followed was a massive humanitarian evacuation effort that brought more than 70,000 Afghans to the U.S. through Operation Allies Welcome. In the five years since the evacuation, there have been countless efforts to provide stability and safety to Afghans in the U.S. and abroad—both…

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July 29, 2026

The Refugee Convention at 75: Refugees Cannot Afford U.S. Retreat

By Avery Closser

By: Daniel Salazar

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the legal backbone of refugee protection worldwide. The anniversary comes amid an onslaught of harmful policy changes affecting those who seek refuge. The United States helped build this system of humanitarian protection. But the United States is now leading its dilution.

The U.S. Made the Refugee System Global. Now We Are Testing Its Limits.

When the United States ratified the 1967 Protocol to the convention, we made a…

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July 22, 2026

Policy & Advocacy Update: 7/20/2026

By Avery Closser

Please note this information and analysis is intended for internal awareness only. If you wish to use any information for external communications, please reach out to the Policy and Advocacy team for permission and any necessary adaptations.

BLUF:

H.R. 9199, the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act is advancing after internal GOP pressure, posing major risks to Flores, asylum access, and humanitarian parole.
ORR extended RCA/RMA to 8 months, but the broader benefits landscape continues to worsen due to H.R. 1 SNAP/Medicaid cuts and a revived public charge rule.
Senator Markey will seek unanimous consent on his Haiti TPS bill; passage is unlikely but the moment is strategically valuable.
A federal judge ordered…

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July 22, 2026

DHS Updated Detention Standards Fall Short While Funding Increases

By Avery Closser

By: Sara Jane Ibrahim, Migrant Protection and Policy Advisor

Throughout June and into July, devastated members of the American public have continued to pray and protest in front of New Jersey’s Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center operated by the for-profit corporation Geo Group. The sustained presence of the crowds, which include faith communities, concerned neighbors, friends and family of those detained, and advocates, has helped raise awareness about detainee deaths and the abominable conditions inside Delaney and other detention centers.

Th…

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July 9, 2026

A Policy Change Is Causing Children Seeking Safety in the United States to Go Hungry. Here’s How Congress Can Fix It.

By Avery Closser

By: Leslie Archambeault, Director for Advocacy

When families arrive in the United States looking for safety, they usually come with almost nothing but hope. Hope that their kids will finally sleep through the night without fear. Hope that they can rebuild. Hope that this country will give them a fair shot at standing on their own two feet. For years, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been one of the most important tools helping newly arrived refugee families do exactly that.

But the SNAP eligibility cuts tucked into…

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June 30, 2026

Policy and Advocacy June Newsletter

By Avery Closser

Global Refuge’s Policy and Advocacy Team advocates every day to advance just, humane, and dignified refugee and immigration policy. But we couldn’t do any of it without our grassroots supporters! Thanks to their actions and the work of our large advocacy community, momentum is building in Congress — across both parties — to defend lifesaving protections. Below is the latest on where things stand and how our advocacy is making a difference.

Our Grassroots Supporters Helped Narrow the Vote and Change the Debate — Now the Race Is On to Secure Real Oversight

While our advocates' passionate voices helped stall passage for months, and keep the vote excruciatingly tight, the ICE/CBP reconciliation package finally passed earlier this month. It provides nearly $70 billion more funding for ICE and Border Patrol over the next three years — the largest enforcement expansion in modern history — funding mass deportations,…

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June 24, 2026

Refugees, immigrants from Burma face increasing threats to status

By Avery Closser

Five years ago, Burma’s burgeoning democracy was upended in a bloody coup by the military junta.

A devastating civil war unfolded between the military junta— the Tatmadaw—and various ethnic armed organizations and pro-democracy groups.

Burma, the southeast Asian country also known as Myanmar, remains unsafe after years of internal conflict, forced displacement, and fragility from conflict and natural disasters. While elections were organized by the junta in late 2025, U.S. policymakers of both parties have been clear that these elections were a “sham” meant to legitimize the junta’s repressive rule.

The United States has offered refuge and temporary protection to Burmese nationals under various statuses. But the promise of…

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January 23, 2025

Global Refuge Executive Order Backgrounders

By Maria Mitri

Please navigate here to find the Policy and Advocacy team's analysis of recent Executive Orders from the Trump Administration with implications for refugees and immigrants.

The Policy and Advocacy team has completed review and analysis of key Trump Executive Orders with implications for refugees and immigrants. These executive orders are:

"Realigning the United States Refugee Admissions Program" (and an additional backgrounder on the human consequences)

"Guaranteeing the States Protection Against Invasion"

"Securing our Borders"

"Protecting the American People Against Invasion"

"Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

Our backgrounders are attached to…

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December 19, 2024

What is the CHNV Parole Program?

By Maria Mitri

Have you heard of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela Parole Program? On January 6, 2023, the Biden Administration opened a humanitarian parole program allowing certain nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) to apply for entry to the U.S. for a temporary stay of up to two years. Global Refuge's Policy and Advocacy Team answers some frequently asked questions about this program, including how it works and why it is important.

What is the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) parole program?

On January 6, 2023, the Biden Administration opened a humanitarian parole program allowing certain nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) to apply for entry to  the U.S. for a temporary stay of up to two years. All individuals admitted through the CHNV program must have a U.S.-based supporter, pass security vetting, and meet other criteria. Parole is not an immigration status. During the two-year…

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