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The International Refugee Assistance Project helps #refugees navigate #resettlement processes & works to improve relevant policy. Links/RTs ≠ endorsements.

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International Disability Alliance (IDA) (@ida_crpd_forum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 The Civil Society Forum at #COSP18 is now LIVE! This year’s CSF explores how global financial shifts & anti-diversity narratives are impacting OPD advocacy. Sessions include: 1️⃣ Impact of political & financial crises on the disability movement 2️⃣ Innovative financing to

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🚨 USCIS just quietly rescinded its only guidance on statelessness. Now there’s: 🔹 No definition 🔹 No ID process 🔹 No pathway to protection 200K+ ppl are left in limbo. We urge USCIS to reinstate guidance + Congress to pass the #StatelessProtectionAct. Full statement in bio.

🚨 USCIS just quietly rescinded its only guidance on statelessness. Now there’s:
🔹 No definition
🔹 No ID process
🔹 No pathway to protection
200K+ ppl are left in limbo. We urge USCIS to reinstate guidance + Congress to pass the #StatelessProtectionAct.
 Full statement in bio.
International Disability Alliance (IDA) (@ida_crpd_forum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Misión de México ONU Alicia Buenrostro Massieu NZ at the UN I believe that OPDs are the watchdogs of the rights-based approach to disability, and that is something any work regarding refugees and migrants really needs, because we know that one thing common between refugees and persons with disabilities is that both are often considered a

<a href="/MexOnu/">Misión de México ONU</a> <a href="/ABuenrostroMass/">Alicia Buenrostro Massieu</a> <a href="/NZUN/">NZ at the UN</a> I believe that OPDs are the watchdogs of the rights-based approach to disability, and that is something any work regarding refugees and migrants really needs, because we know that one thing common between refugees and persons with disabilities is that both are often considered a
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On #FathersDay – and every day – we're inspired by our client Pacito and countless refugee dads like him who work tirelessly to care for their own families while courageously fighting for all refugee families' safety & unity. bbc.com/news/articles/… BBC News (World) Brandon Drenon

The Refugee Advocacy Lab (@refugeeadvcylab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

When the world feels divided, we choose connection. One act of welcome can make someone feel seen, safe, & valued. Join us—sign the #WeWillWelcome Pledge today to help build inclusive communities. ✅Take the pledge: bit.ly/WelcomingPledge 🤝Do an act of welcome 📢Spread the word

When the world feels divided, we choose connection. One act of welcome can make someone feel seen, safe, &amp; valued.
Join us—sign the #WeWillWelcome Pledge today to help build inclusive communities.
✅Take the pledge: bit.ly/WelcomingPledge
🤝Do an act of welcome
📢Spread the word
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Everyone has the right to safety and protection. This #WorldRefugeeDay, let’s demand that refugees with disabilities have equal access to resettlement and complementary pathways, family reunification, employment, and scholarship. Via UDPK @RelonKenya

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This #WorldRefugeeDay is "bittersweet, because there are so many tens of thousands of refugees who should be here already, and they're not because of the refugee ban." - IRAP's Laurie Ball Cooper told Middle East Eye middleeasteye.net/news/how-lawsu…

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“Every refugee who enters is someone who is able to pursue the life that they are meant to be able to pursue here... . So every single arrival is something worth celebrating, and more should be coming!” IRAP's Laurie Ball Cooper in Middle East Eye middleeasteye.net/news/how-lawsu…

The Refugee Advocacy Lab (@refugeeadvcylab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Bahati Kanyamanza, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & IRAP, shared his story & perspective during Refugee Council USA's Advocacy Days: “Now, as a U.S. citizen, I call on our government to reinstate refugee admissions & lead with humanity once again.” rcusa.org/news-and-media…

Bahati Kanyamanza, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective &amp; <a href="/IRAP/">IRAP</a>, shared his story &amp; perspective during <a href="/RCUSA_DC/">Refugee Council USA</a>'s Advocacy Days:
“Now, as a U.S. citizen, I call on our government to reinstate refugee admissions &amp; lead with humanity once again.”
rcusa.org/news-and-media…
IRAP (@irap) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a time when so much feels out of our control, we can still choose to show up for each other. Every small act of welcome can make our communities stronger, safer, and more connected. ✅Sign the #WeWillWelcome pledge: bit.ly/WelcomingPledge 🤝Do one small act of welcome.

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BREAKING: the Trump admin says it will apply its unlawful #TravelBan to refugees. We're fighting back in court. "Yet again, the Trump administration is trying everything it can to prevent all but white Afrikaners from resettling in the United States as refugees. Instead of

Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ending TPS for Haitians is cruel and dangerous, and a continuation of President Trump’s racist and anti-immigrant practices. Haitian TPS holders have built lives here - working, raising families, and contributing to their communities - all while fleeing unsafe situations in

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“When the administration wants to resume and expedite refugee processing, it creates a way to do that,” IRAP's Melissa Keaney on the US resettling Afrikaners while thousands of refugees are still waiting. Via The Washington Post -washingtonpost.com/immigration/20…

National Immigrant Justice Center (@nijc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚠️ BREAKING: Today, a federal court blocked Trump's attempt to end asylum -- reaffirming that seeking asylum is protected by the law. Shout out to our partners ACLU CGRS Texas Civil Rights Project ACLU of the District of Columbia & ACLU of Texas! Read our full press release here: immigrantjustice.org/press-release/…

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BREAKING: IRAP Decries Expansion of Anti-Immigrant Agenda Under Reconciliation Bill “This bill represents deeply broken priorities,” said Rricha deCant, IRAP’s Senior Policy Director. “It takes away funding for vital services from those who need them the most and puts that money

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To love America is to demand it lives up to its promise of liberty and justice for ALL. We are worthy of safety, freedom, and belonging—just like anyone else who calls this country home. #TogetherWeRise #4thofJuly

To love America is to demand it lives up to its promise of liberty and justice for ALL. We are worthy of safety, freedom, and belonging—just like anyone else who calls this country home. #TogetherWeRise #4thofJuly