The International Institute of New England (IINE) welcomes the encouraging news that the Biden administration is planning to admit up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine to the United States. Together with our partners in communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, we stand ready to support Ukrainians fleeing the invasion and to welcome and support them as they reunite with family living in New England or join our communities without any personal connections. We encourage the [...]

Vania at home in the U.S. In July 2020, Vania arrived in the U.S. from Haiti, fleeing from an unstable political situation and seeking to establish a better future for her two children, Nephtaine, 11, and Dahn, 8, whom she left in the care of her mother in Haiti. Vania had a bachelor’s degree and was working as an accountant in Haiti. In the U.S., she had the skills and background to work [...]