Polling from the Lab, @refugeesinternational.org, & @dataforprogress.org couldn’t be clearer: The administration has no mandate for its immigration policies. We must tell our elected leaders we want communities that are welcoming. www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/st...

As government shutdown ends, RCUSA renews its urgent call to the administration to immediately conduct congressional consultations on FY 2026 refugee admissions, as required by U.S. law. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4p8nUrV

“The wording in the [presidential determination] that references illegal or unjust discrimination, that is not the definition of a refugee under U.S. law, or, for that matter, international law,” - John Slocum, ED of RCUSA. thehill.com/policy/inter...

We are outraged at the Trump administration’s record low Presidential Determination: "[This is] a disservice to every community who has benefitted from resettling refugees, the families waiting for their loved ones to come & the economy." - Kate Brick, Lab www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/re...

Tune into Bhuwan’s Story! The "Unheard Voices: Hear My Story" podcast series features the raw, real voices of leaders with lived experience who believe in the power of sharing their stories for social change. Listen now! refugeestorytellerscollective.org/stories/unhe...

BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to cut off food assistance for 42 million people during the ongoing government shutdown. We'll keep fighting to ensure that federal programs serve their lawful purpose: to help, not harm, people and communities.

We're deeply disappointed by the presidential determination for fiscal year 2026 announced today that sets the lowest ever resettlement cap in the history of the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Our statement: www.rescue.org/press-releas...

"U.S. President Donald Trump set the refugee admissions ceiling at 7,500 for fiscal year 2026, the lowest cap on record" www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

The Trump administration just made it official: this year’s refugee admissions will be the lowest in history, reserving most of the spots for white Afrikaners. Read our statement: refugeerights.org/news-resourc...

RCUSA is outraged by the White House’s Presidential Determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which sets the refugee admissions goal at a devastatingly low 7,500 – the lowest ever set in the 45-year history of the USRAP See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

We need you to join us and act now. 42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits on Nov 1st. USDA has a contingency fund but hasn't released it. Contact your Members of Congress TODAY: rcusa.org/urgent-actio...

TODAY: Join @csgovts.bsky.social & World Education Services from 12-1:30 ET for a webinar that will address the continuous shortages in the healthcare workforce. Register at 👇 knowledge.wes.org/us-webinar-f...

ICE goons are terrorizing LA to the point where elected officials need to treat it akin to a public health and safety emergency. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🧵REVEALED: Afghan troops who served alongside US and UK forces continue to be tortured and killed by the Taliban as Western nations weaken protections for their former allies.

"Policies that withdraw from or ignore sound refugee policy do nothing to support our national security, economic, legal, or moral interests." RCUSA Executive Director @jslocum.bsky.social dives deeper into the threats that this administration's dismantling of USRAP poses. Read more below:

TAKE ACTION: Urge congressional, state, and local elected leaders to defend refugees and the U.S. Resettlement Program TODAY! @jslocum.bsky.social rcusa.org/take-action-...

"Access to healthcare in whatever form has always been really important in helping folks heal, get integrated" - Meredith Owen Edwards, RCUSA Senior Director of Policy www.inquirer.com/health/penns...

The Trump administration has broken faith with the American people, who have welcomed refugees into their communities for decades - and refugees who have been waiting in line for years. A record-low refugee ceiling aligns with this admin’s consistently bad-faith approach to immigrant/refugee issues.

Human Rights First urges the Trump administration to schedule consultations with Congress to reinstate U.S. refugee resettlement. Take action with @rcusa.bsky.social to call on your elected officials to defend resettlement: rcusa.org/take-action-... Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/trum...

RCUSA urges the administration to immediately schedule the legally-mandated consultation with Congress and restore the nation’s refugee admissions program without further unlawful delay and obstruction. Read our full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

Yesterday, RCUSA released a letter addressed to President Donald J. Trump, signed by the executives of 18 RCUSA member organizations, urging the administration to uphold & strengthen international human rights and refugee law & treaties Read the full letter on our website: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang will join @thecivicscenter.bsky.social on Substack Live tomorrow, 9/17, for Constitution Day to explore today's most pressing constitutional questions and how we can protect civil rights for the next generation. You don’t want to miss this.

🌟 On Citizenship Day we lift up the voices of stateless survivors who remind us that citizenship is not just a paper. It is dignity, stability and freedom. ✍️ Call on Congress to act. Sign the petition: tinyurl.com/yts2r76n #CitizenshipDay #WhyCitizenshipMatters

💔 On Citizenship Day we remember families separated not by choice but by statelessness. Citizenship means reunion, stability and belonging. ✍️ Call on Congress to act. Sign the petition: tinyurl.com/yts2r76n #CitizenshipDay #WhyCitizenshipMatters

Today, 78 organizations released a joint letter to Congress calling for urgent action to restore the USRAP and protect refugees around the globe in response to troubling signals from the administration. Read the joint letter and our statement on our website: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

RCUSA expresses concern over reports that the Trump Admin intends to push UN member states to weaken global protections for refugees and asylum seekers. Read more here: www.reuters.com/world/africa...

Join us on Sept. 22 at 1pm ET as policy experts discuss the current status of the USRAP ahead of the FY26 Presidential Determination announcement and the impacts of “One Big Beautiful Bill”. @weareallamerica.bsky.social @cwsglobal.bsky.social Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🚨WATCH LIVE🚨 Today the Supreme Court has paved the way to allow federal agents to come into our communities abducting our hard working neighbors and tear families apart. ✊🏽🕊️ Watch live: fb.watch/B_YLrXEiuF/?...

📣 Crowd is gathered at Malcolm X Park, ready to march and demand: - Immediate withdrawal of federal troops + ICE from the District - DC control of our own police department - The permanent right to protect our communities We the people keep us safe. #WeAreAllDC

"The message from many demonstrators was clear: this federal incursion is unacceptable and they will continue resisting until they get their city back." Trump’s occupation of DC is facing growing resistance. Over the weekend, thousands joined the "We Are All DC” protest. ✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social

Refugees are in the United States legally, after undergoing rigorous vetting processes by multiple agencies. Refugees are among the most documented people on earth. And less than 1% of all refugees are ever resettled to the U.S.

"ICE Operation ‘Midway Blitz’ Underway as Authoritarian Trump Targets Chicago," "Texas Undocumented Students Start the Semester Without In-State Tuition," "Immigrants in Southern California go on high alert after Supreme Court ruling," and more must-read #immigration news.

Our stories connect & inspire us. Join WeaveTales #NASP Cohort 9 on September 18th at 6:30 PM ET for our first Storytelling Night: Stories of Welcoming. Let’s share & celebrate together. #StoriesOfWelcoming #WelcomingWeek2025 www.eventbrite.com/e/nasp-cohor...

🚨BREAKING 🚨 The Supreme Court on Monday overturned an order that had blocked ICE from committing egregious racial profiling, as they did in raids in Los Angeles earlier this year. 🧵

Immigrant rights and social justice organizations across Georgia are sounding the alarm after witnessing the largest ICE raid in history at the Hyundai supplier and LG Energy Solution plant in Ellabell, GA. Without warning, 475 workers were taken from their jobs midday.

RCUSA ED @jslocum.bsky.social explains that while the US govt PULLS BACK on refugee resettlement, we must PUSH BACK by urging our elected officials to defend and welcome refugees. ACT TODAY by joining our federal & state/local action alerts: rcusa.org/urge-congres... rcusa.org/urge-state-a...

This past weekend, the Trump administration attempted to deport over 100 unaccompanied children to Guatemala in the middle of the night, bypassing legal procedures and subjecting children to a terrifying sequence of events that risks retraumatizing them.

Refugee Council USA calls for a robust Fiscal Year 2026 refugee admissions goal, urges elected leaders to renew American humanitarian values, and fully restore refugee and humanitarian protections. See the full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

In just two minutes, you can send an email to your congressional, state, and local officials by utilizing our action alerts here: rcusa.org/action-center/ Your voice matters. Urge your representatives to defend and welcome refugees TODAY.

Each September, the President is required by U.S. law to consult with Congress before setting the next fiscal year’s refugee admissions goal. RCUSA’s statement calling for a robust Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) refugee admissions goal is available here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...

Because families belong together. Always.

Martha Guerrero Ble in @contextnewsroom.bsky.social: Refugee-led organizations must shape the future of humanitarian response. “When local actors lead humanitarian response is faster, more cost-effective, more inclusive & more sustainable.” @refugeesinternational.org

NO to family separations & mass incarceration! New legislation would supercharge criminal prosecutions for migration. Our *new* policy brief w/ @nipnlg.bsky.social @immdefenseproject.bsky.social @the-ilrc.bsky.social @auwcl.bsky.social @immjustice.bsky.social 👇 immigrantjustice.org/blog/new-exp...

@jslocum.bsky.social, RCUSA's ED, speaks out against the hypocrisy underlying current immigration policy and issues a rallying cry for business, faith, and civic leaders to speak out against the Trump administration's cruel and increasingly unpopular immigration enforcement overreach. #WeWillWelcome

At a time when ICE is detaining more people than ever before in history – and reports of mistreatment, overcrowding & unsanitary conditions are growing – real-time oversight has never been more important. This admin cannot hide from Congress or the American people. We will make sure of it in court.

📣NEW LANGUAGES: The Lab, #RefugeeStorytellersCollective & @refugeecongress.bsky.social have translated our storytelling guide into Arabic, Creole, French, and Spanish. 🌟Are you looking to begin your storytelling journey? Read the guide! www.refugeeadvocacylab.org/resources/bu...

Yesterday, Americans across the nation participated in rallies, marches, community clean-ups, food drives, teach-ins, and more, in honor of John Lewis and in the spirit of Good Trouble. Thank you to all who hosted, attended, and tuned in to ensure that Good Trouble Lives On.

If you have been laid off/furloughed from the sector, stay informed with monthly updates by joining the RCUSA Resettlement Sector Alumni Listserv! Sign up on our website: rcusa.org/resettlement...

The #FreedomToWelcome week of action might be over, but the work doesn’t stop here. Now it’s your turn. Sign the pledge. Commit to one act of welcome. Help make our communities more welcoming for everyone. #WeWillWelcome bit.ly/WelcomingPle...

Everyone, regardless of where they come from, wants the #FreedomToThrive. Pyae reflects on the ways he’s thrived since Oregon became his new home. But this goes beyond just the economy - newcomers make our communities better & stronger in immeasurable ways. #WeWillWelcome