CATEGORY
Press Releases/Statements

Refugee Cap Raised to 62,500
May 4, 2021
The International Institute of New England (IINE) applauds President Biden’s decision to set the ceiling on the number…

An Urgent Need to Sign the Presidential Determination
April 23, 2021
Late last week, the White House announced that the ceiling on the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. this year wou…

A Critical Moment
April 20, 2021
Today a jury in Minneapolis convicted a White police officer of the murder of a Black man, George Floyd. Such a verdict…

We Stand Against Anti-Asian Racism and Violence
March 18, 2021
On March 16, 2021 eight people were murdered in Atlanta. Six of those people were Asian women. While it is not yet clea…

IINE Applauds Biden Administration Stops Defending Public Charge Rule
March 11, 2021
On March 9, 2021, the Biden administration declared that it had stopped defending the public charge rule enacted during…

International Institute of New England (IINE) to be Housed at Lowell Community Health Center
February 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, 2021 Contacts: Clare Gunther, Lowell Community Health Center, ClareGu@lchealth.org…

A New Path Forward: Raising the Refugee Cap
February 17, 2021
Last week, President Biden announced he would expand the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. to 125,000 annually, w…

“Safer, Stronger, and More Prosperous”
February 5, 2021
Two weeks into the Biden-Harris Administration, IINE is encouraged to see continued executive action aimed at halting a…

The First Week: Executive Orders Focused on Immigration
January 26, 2021
It has been a week since the inauguration of President Biden, and we are seeing positive signs of change in immigration…

Inauguration Day
January 19, 2021
Tomorrow Joe Biden and Kamala Harris become President and Vice President of the United States. For the International In…

IINE Statement on the Refugee Admissions Cap for FY21
October 1, 2020
The International Institute of New England (IINE) condemns the Trump Administration’s newly-announced plan to permit no…

IINE Opposes Proposed Asylum Regulation
July 16, 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued proposed asylum regulatio…
