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IINE’s Vice President Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 27, 2022
Through the 14 years I have participated professionally in supporting the lives of refugees and immigrants, what has ce…

IINE Statement on Passing of Massachusetts Work and Family Mobility Act
June 9, 2022
Imagine worrying every time you had to bring a loved one to the doctor, drive to the store to buy groceries, or drive t…

IINE Statement on Recent Mass Shootings
May 26, 2022
The International Institute of New England condemns the recent and horrific mass shootings in Buffalo, New York by a wh…

IINE Applauds Biden Administration for Providing a Pathway to U.S. Protection for 100,000 Ukrainians
March 24, 2022
The International Institute of New England (IINE) welcomes the encouraging news that the Biden administration is planni…

IINE Statement on Biden Administration Designating Afghanistan for TPS
March 21, 2022
The International Institute of New England (IINE) commends the Biden administration for designating Afghanistan for Tem…

IINE Statement on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
February 26, 2022
At IINE, we have watched the Russian invasion of Ukraine in horror. Our work and our mission is in direct opposition to…

IINE Congratulates Sokhary Chau, First Cambodian-American Mayor in U.S.
January 6, 2022
Sokhary Chau, a Cambodian refugee who survived the Khmer Rouge’s genocide, has become the Mayor of Lowell, making him t…

Refugee Agencies Praise MA Legislature for Approving $12 Million in Aid for Over a Thousand Afghan Arrivals
December 9, 2021
BOSTON, MA: Mass. Refugee Resettlement Agencies, the nonprofits tasked by the federal government with welcoming and res…

International Institute of New England (IINE) Statement on Community-Based Resettlement Models
October 27, 2021
The International Institute of New England (IINE) commends the U.S. Department of State’s commitment to quickly welcome…

Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty Act Would Help Refugee Families in “deep poverty”
October 5, 2021
Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty, a set of bills being introduced by Representative Marjorie Decker and Senator Sal DiDome…

Afghan Evacuees Approved for Federal Refugee Benefits
October 1, 2021
The International Institute of New England (IINE) is pleased with the passage of the Continuing Resolution on Thursday…

Stop Repatriating Haitians Seeking Safety in the U.S.
September 23, 2021
On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expelled 86 Haitian nationals from the U.S., and flew them back…
