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 la…
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. We…
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 worl…
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 p…
Meet Mirfat and Her Family
Mirfat Abbas Al-Sakkaf, like every mom on the planet, worries about her children before she worries about herself. Lyin…
Legal Immigration Forms Service Launches
Nearly every client that IINE serves across our three sites is in need of trustworthy and affordable assistance in adju…
Celebrating Parenting – Delsuita and Her Family
With limited English and a strong desire to succeed, Delsuita Giraldo left her native Colombia in 1999 to begin her new…
An unforgettable celebration
Despite a wicked nor’easter that chilled the region the night before, the atmosphere was exceedingly warm when 400 intr…
A Message From the CEO: We ARE a “nation of immigrants.” No matter what the official statement is
A Message from the CEO Last week, in a quiet but very important way, the U.S. government officially redefined our natio…
A Message from the CEO: The President is wrong
With his much-publicized comment about Haitians and Africans, President Trump finally admitted this week that the found…
Dr. Noubar Afeyan honored at Golden Door Award Gala 2017
IINE hosted our 36th Golden Door Award gala in Boston on November 30, 2017. The 700-seat ballroom at the Intercontinent…
America: The Persian Rug
Today, Massachusetts is made up of more than one million immigrants, with approximately one out of every seven resident…
