2005–2014: Bringing Families Together
November 30, 2024
Welcome to the tenth installment of our series “100 Years of Welcome: Commemorating IINE’s Boston Centennial.” The previous installment, “1995–2004: Dreams of Freedom,” described how the Inte…
From the Desk of the CEO: How History Has Prepared Us for This Next Chapter
November 23, 2024
By Jeff Thielman, President and CEO at the International Institute of New England Coinciding with the return of the T…
IINE Statement on Trump Administration Refugee Cap for Upcoming Fiscal Year
Trump Administration Refugee Cap for Upcoming Fiscal Year… This isn’t the kind of news we want to share o…
Call to Action: 2019 Refugee Admissions Ceiling
The admissions ceiling for refugees could be set by the President at 25,000 people for fiscal year 2019. This would b…
A Tribute to Bob Sullivan
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of IINE, we are looking back at our organization’s history an…
Meet Zainab Sumu: Primitive Modern
This is the second blog in a series of posts highlighting immigrants in business across New England. Zainab Sumu is t…
Recent Program Highlights
All three sites hosted public events to honor World Refugee Day on June 20. Thank you for making this year’s Wo…
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet the Traegers
Disillusioned by the national debate on refugee policy during last year’s election, Mark and Heidi Traeger decided it…
Meet Biar Kon
All you really need to know about Biar Kon is this: in the right shoes, under a spotlight, he is unstoppable. During …
IINE Responds to SCOTUS on Muslim Ban
The International Institute of New England is profoundly disappointed by today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. …
From the Desk of the CEO: World Refugee Day 2018
Dear Friends: Today, June 20, is World Refugee Day. As an organization deeply connected to the 68.5 million people wo…
Employee Profile: Meet Yusuf Abdi
Update to this story: March 24, 2020 Yusuf Abdi is a Case Specialist at IINE in Lowell, and a former refugee. For the…
Meet Mirfat and Her Family
Mirfat Abbas Al-Sakkaf, like every mom on the planet, worries about her children before she worries about herself. Ly…
Legal Immigration Forms Service Launches
Nearly every client that IINE serves across our three sites is in need of trustworthy and affordable assistance in ad…