Sentences with phrase «u.s. by a refugee»

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ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United States.

Google co-founder and president of Alphabet Sergey Brin, who immigrated to the U.S. from the Soviet Union, joined protesters at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night to show his personal support for refugees and immigrants and was snapped by Forbes writer Ryan Mac, whose tweet was widely shared.

Early on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in a similar case in Maryland brought by refugee resettlement agencies represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Immigration Law Center.

Trump last month issued an executive order, since suspended by a U.S. district judge, that temporarily barred travelers from seven mostly Muslim countries including Syria, as well as imposing an indefinite ban on all Syrian refugees.

More than 200 investors and startups today added their names to an open letter opposing President Donald Trump's recent executive order that restricted travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven Muslim - majority countries and suspended refugee admissions.

The contingent, numbering about 65, started coming in 2016 but the arrival of more has been slowed by stricter U.S. guidelines governing refugees.

«The last two weeks have been about as grim and hopeless as any of us can remember,» Lamott wrote, listing events like the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster in Ukraine, Palestinian children killed by rocket fire while playing football on the beach and protests against young refugees showing up at the U.S. border.»

By financing desalination plants, the U.S. could also greatly decrease the tensions in the area, turn barren land into rich farmland, some of which could be used for resettling those in refugee camps, and encourage economic cooperation between Israel and Palestine that would provide a powerful incentive for peace.

As several Christian organizations point out — including one actually approved by the State Department to be a part of the resettlement program — most refugees who come to the U.S. are here to be reunited or connected with family members already in the U.S.

His organization is one of several approved by the government to resettle refugees in the U.S..

By comparison, nearly 10,000 refugees were welcomed into the U.S. last October — though, that number has been falling every month since.

By allowing our political support for Haiti's President - for - Life Jean - Claude Duvalier to dictate U.S. immigration policy, we withdraw our traditional welcome for refugees and jeopardize the legal system which protects all of us.

The Trump administration reportedly will allow 872 refugees into the U.S. despite the order signed by the president last Friday.

ENJOINED AND RESTRAINED from, in any manner or by any means, removing individuals with refugee applications approved by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as part of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, holders of valid immigrant and non-immigrant visas, and other individuals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen legally authorized to enter the United States.

Cobb said the U.S. should accept refugees displaced by U.S. military intervention, while Katie Wilson said lawmakers should take a more holistic approach.

Officials with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees say their philanthropic work has been interrupted by President Donald Trump's attempts to temporarily halt refugees from entering the country, and that's taking a human toll on families who were ready to start a new life in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Fort Ontario and the Safe Haven refugee shelter in Oswego would be designated as a national park site under a bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Katko.

But Terrence Murphy, the Hudson Valley Republican senator sponsoring the bill in that house, points to admissions by federal authorities that there are probably lapses in the vetting of refugees coming to the U.S.

The Fortnight's Europa Cinema Labels Award went to «A Ciambra,» a migrant drama directed by the U.S. - born, Italy - based filmmaker Jonas Carpignano and produced by Martin Scorsese, underscoring the strong contingent of festival films addressing themes of immigration and the refugee crisis.

The International Rescue Committee works in dozens of countries around the world to aid individuals and communities uprooted by conflict or natural disaster and also has offices in 22 cities across the U.S. to help resettle refugees here.

Pew researchers found that the highest number of refugees relocated to the U.S. last year came from the Democratic Republic of Congo, followed by Syria, Burma, Iraq and Somalia.

Selected by Greg Darnieder, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, as a presenter for the U.S. Department of Education's College Affinity Group on Disconnected Youth (access and success solutions for homeless youth, court - involved youth and refugees / immigrants).

These meetings were informed by first - of - their - kind, Bush - Institute led studies of North Korean refugee resettlement and U.S. public opinion on North Korea.

Game developers locked out of the United States by the U.S. President's executive order targeting Muslim immigration and refugees are being offered...

Game developers locked out of the United States by the U.S. President's executive order targeting Muslim immigration and refugees are being offered a helping hand by publisher Devolver Digital to get their games on display at this coming Game Developers Conference (GDC 2017).

Border Zones and Liminal Bodies This screening features short video art pieces by 12 U.S. and international artists that invite viewers to contemplate contemporary issues, such as migration and refugee crises, disability and the body in movement, feminicide in Ciudad Juárez, water insecurity, and other issues.

In large part, the exhibit centers on projects by two photographers — Inés Dümig (Germany) and Justin Kimball (United States)-- who are making work documenting the life of a Somali refugee residing in Munich, and the collapse of the coal, steel, paper, and farming communities of the eastern seaboard of the U.S., respectively.

This week it comes in the form of a petition, signed by hundreds of artists, galleries, museums, critics and curators, against President Trump's executive order suspending refugee entry and temporarily banning citizens from seven majority - Muslim countries from entering the U.S.

features works by artists who consider the history of refugees in the U.S. as well as the broader contemporary refugee crisis.

Instead, the news was dominated by Donald Trump, after he doubled - down on his call for an outright ban on Muslims entering the U.S. Not just desperate refugees from Syria (my country was already shutting the doors on them), but any and all people of the Muslim faith.

He has earned several awards including New York State Bar Association 2011 President's Pro Bono Service Award for a project assisting refugees from Iraq, selection by Crain's New York Business in 2009 as one of 40 Under 40 rising stars of the profession awarded for combined achievements in business and law, a 2009 National Law Journal Pro-Bono Award for his Iraq refugee work, and an Attorney General Special Commendation Award for his service in Iraq on behalf of the U.S. government.

Several law firms have taken advantage of this new approach to accessing capital, establishing boutique firms staffed by premier firm refugees, adopting more modern business practices... and notably establishing a foothold in the U.S. And while U.S. - based firms are unable to capitalize in this fashion, some have nonetheless adopted an approach to client service, billing and legal services delivery that will position them as solid investments with appealing multiples and significant growth potential if legislation of this type comes to the states.

Canadian law students take part in a research - a-thon to help people affected by the U.S. refugee ban;