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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…

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…

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…

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…

Refugee Cap Raised to 125,000
September 21, 2021
Many refugees coming to the U.S. seek to join family members, and most have spent years waiting to settle in a new coun…

Afghanistan: A Need For a Broader Response
August 30, 2021
The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has brought together a coalition of advocates, organizations, and nations helpin…

A Moral Imperative: Stand Behind Our Allies in Afghanistan
August 16, 2021
While the U.S. Department of State and the Department of Defense are currently evacuating embassy staff and U.S. nation…

In Defense of DACA
July 19, 2021
On July 16th, a federal District Court judge in Texas halted new applicants to DACA or the Deferred Action for Childhoo…

Senator Elizabeth Warren visits IINE in Lowell
June 29, 2021
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited the Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) today. She met with the Lowell CH…

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…
