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National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America and is celebrated each year from September 15 through October 15.

USCRI asked staff members who identify as Hispanic or Latinx about their heritage, what it means to them, and how they celebrate it.

“My family’s culture means the world to me because it is part of who I am as a person,” said Camila Piñero, Paralegal. “It’s in the fabric of my DNA and made me unique to those around me while I was growing up.”

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“Three years ago, the United States and its allies evacuated thousands of Afghans who had worked with them during the war against the Taliban. But the women and girls who remain in Afghanistan now live under a gender apartheid system.

Gender apartheid is not defined in international law nor is it considered in U.S. asylum and refugee law. But it should be.

In Afghanistan today women live under a barbaric system of repression. The Taliban have stripped women of their human rights, freedom, and dignity. They use intimidation, violence, and the methodical issuance of edicts to keep women in their homes, invisible, and with no opportunity to live a full life.”

Click the button below to read the full op-ed by USCRI Senior Vice President AnnaMarie Bena, published in The Hill.

USCRI Condemns Xenophobic Attacks Against Haitians

USCRI is alarmed by the recent escalation in xenophobic and racist narratives about Haitian asylum seekers and refugees.

Recently, the Springfield School District was forced to evacuate students after receiving bomb threats aimed at Haitian immigrants living in the city. This situation is emblematic of a broader escalation in violent discourse directed at Haitian and other immigrant communities.

“We believe that everyone seeking safety in the United States deserves to be welcomed and treated equally, not bullied, ridiculed, or dehumanized,” said USCRI President and CEO Eskinder Negash.

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500 Days of War in Sudan

August 27 marked 500 days of war in Sudan. 500 days of suffering. 500 days of unfathomable loss.

On April 15, 2023, war erupted in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In the 500 days that followed, civilians suffered countless atrocities, and the country spiraled into a humanitarian nightmare.

“For 500 days, in the face of massive killings, rape, starvation, and destruction, the global community—the UN Security Council and especially the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development—has chosen apathy instead of action,” said USCRI President and CEO Eskinder Negash.

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What is the Root Causes Strategy?

Driven from their homes by a myriad of factors, including gang violence, persecution, poverty, corruption, and climate change, many of our neighbors in northern Central America flee for the United States.

By investing in efforts to improve the political, economic, and security atmospheres in Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, the Administration hopes to remedy the causes of migration that push people to migrate north. It’s a long-game strategy, one designed to prevent people from needed sanctuary in the United States in the first place.

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Op-ed: To aid Afghan women, the world must define and address gender apartheid

USCRI Condemns Xenophobic Attacks Against Haitians

500 Days of War in Sudan

What is the Root Causes Strategy?

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