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Hosted on August 14, 2023 the training was delivered by Liza Zamd, Senior Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) and Ramya Sankaran, Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice’s Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER) This webinar will help service providers identify and address hiring discrimination, with a…
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The practice guide covers ways to access the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), how USRAP processing works, and the law applied in USRAP adjudications. Additionally, the guide contains detailed appendices on specific programs within USRAP such as the Central American Minors (CAM) refugee and parole program, the Afghan P-1 / P-2 program, and the…
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I recall sitting in my bedroom-turned-home-office in Washington, D.C., last August feeling distraught watching the news coming out of Afghanistan. Like most Afghan-Americans during that time, a sense of helplessness had washed over me. I wished I could do more. At the time, I was working at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) as a Gender…
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This resource, created by the Congressional Research Service, gives an update to the Afghan eligibility for selected benefits, including: Medicaid Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Refugee Benefits include Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA), Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA), and Refugee Support Services.…
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This resource, created by Refugee Housing Solutions, provides an overview of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), including historical context and information on resettlement agencies and core services.
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This resource, created by the Social Security Administration, provides resources for noncitizens regarding social security numbers (SSNs). Service providers and clients can use this resource and the Immigration webpage to find more answers about how to obtain a SSN, multi-language resources, and resources for workers and students.
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This webinar, hosted by HIAS and the American Bar Association, gives an overview of the barriers to asylum for Afghan nationals. This is part one of a two part series.
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This webinar, hosted by HIAS and the American Bar Association, gives an overview of the barriers to asylum for Afghan nationals. This is part two of two.
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This webinar, hosted by HIAS and the American Bar Association, provides best practices for legal representation when representing Afghan parolees.
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This video resource, created by Migration and Refugee Services, provides step-by-step information about the affirmative asylum application process.
