From the Desk of the CEO: Creating Change at the Top – Advocating for Refugees and Immigrants
By Jeff Thielman, President and CEO at the International Institute of New England Advocating for local, state, and fe…
2 Years After the Afghan Evacuation, Afghans Deserve Permission to Stay in Their New Home
By Alexandra Weber, Chief Advancement Officer and Senior Vice President Two years ago, on Sunday, August 15, 2021, th…
Two Local Resettlement Agencies Address Biden’s Proposed Asylum Ban
Ascentria Care Alliance and the International Institute of New England are human services organizations that have bee…
Stop Repatriating Haitians Seeking Safety in the U.S.
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expelled 86 Haitian nationals from the U.S., and flew them ba…
Refugee Cap Raised to 125,000
Many refugees coming to the U.S. seek to join family members, and most have spent years waiting to settle in a new co…
Afghanistan: A Need For a Broader Response
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has brought together a coalition of advocates, organizations, and nations help…
A Moral Imperative: Stand Behind Our Allies in Afghanistan
While the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Defense are currently evacuating embassy staff and U.S. nati…
In Defense of DACA
On July 16th, a federal District Court judge in Texas halted new applicants to DACA or the Deferred Action for Childh…
Senator Elizabeth Warren visits IINE in Lowell
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited the Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) today. She met with the Lowell …
Refugee Cap Raised to 62,500
The International Institute of New England (IINE) applauds President Biden’s decision to set the ceiling on the numbe…
An Urgent Need to Sign the Presidential Determination
Late last week, the White House announced that the ceiling on the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. this year w…
Urge Your Senators to Pass the American Dream and Promise Act
On March 18, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Dream and Promise Act. Now it is up to the S…