The First Week: Executive Orders Focused on Immigration
It has been a week since the inauguration of President Biden, and we are seeing positive signs of change in immigration…
Inauguration Day
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
The International Institute of New England (IINE) condemns the Trump Administration’s newly-announced plan to permit no…
IINE Opposes Proposed Asylum Regulation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued proposed asylum regulatio…
IINE Statement on June 22, 2020 Presidential Proclamation Temporarily Suspending Entry of Certain Immigrants into the United States
On June 22, 2020, President Trump signed a proclamation suspending the entry of certain nonimmigrant workers and their…
IINE Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling to Block Trump From Ending DACA
Today, the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from cancelling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (D…
IINE and Black Lives Matter
Recently we made the decision to update two of our blog posts, which we wrote on June 1 and June 2 in response to the m…
IINE Statement of Solidarity with Black Americans and #BlackLivesMatter
IINE was founded on the belief that in order for a community to thrive, it must welcome and truly embrace all those who…
What It Means to Be a Truly Welcoming Community
June 1, 2020 Dear Friend: Last night I was in the IINE office in Boston, where Downtown Crossing and Chinatown meet, ge…
IINE Statement on the Expanded Travel Ban
Last week, President Trump announced the expansion of the unjust and xenophobic Travel Ban policy. Effective February 2…
Joint Statement from IINE and Ascentria Care Alliance
“In countless ways, America depends on new Americans.” Agencies oppose Trump administration plans to slash refugee rese…
IINE Statement on the Refugee Cap For FY20
Yesterday, the White House announced plans to admit only 18,000 refugees in the coming fiscal year, the lowest ceiling…
