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What happens when asylum seekers face deportation without a lawyer?

Most immigrants facing deportation in the United States, including asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution, do not have access to a lawyer. The stakes for these cases could not be higher: losing could lead to family separation and even put their lives in jeopardy.

ArticleFebruary 8, 2021

What you need to know about refugee resettlement and the election

And what YOU can do about it

AnnouncementOctober 21, 2020

What asylum seekers ask when they are released from U.S. detention

Imagine you are a Central American mother detained for days by the U.S. border patrol after a desperate journey to flee violence at home. Suddenly you are released. What happens next?

ArticleJuly 3, 2019

The border, the refugee crisis, and other topics to watch for in the Democratic debates

Four crucial questions for the candidates in the Democratic primary debates.

ArticleJuly 30, 2019

Inside the IRC’s work with asylum seekers in the U.S.

Go inside an IRC welcome center in Arizona, where we provide food, shelter, medical attention, legal orientation, travel assistance and COVID-19 testing for asylum seekers who have recently arrived in the U.S.
VideoApril 28, 2021

Asylum Seeker Volunteer

Assist asylum seeking families at the Welcome Center, a dynamic, 24/7 emergency support center providing resources to newly arrived asylum seekers and their children.

VolunteerPhoenix, AZ

The IRC in Tallahassee welcomes refugees from Latin America

Among the many challenges that 2020 brought to many around the world, the closing of international borders and travel restrictions as a result of the pandemic further limited the already dwindling number of refugees accepted by the Trump Administration. Prior to the pandemic, the Trump Administration had reduced the number of refugees the United States was committed to welcoming. At the onset of the pandemic, the arrivals of refugees to Tallahassee halted altogether, and it wasn’t until the end of 2020 that new families began to arrive across Big Bend communities. This time, the newly arrived families were coming from Latin America. This was a first for the IRC in Tallahassee’s short four-year history, which has historically welcomed families from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Syria.

AnnouncementJanuary 26, 2021

IRC Services for Asylum Seekers in San Diego

IRC in San Diego services for asylum seeking families (ASF)

IRC DocumentJanuary 29, 2020

How to talk to your family about refugees and asylum seekers

Use our guide to facilitate positive conversations and share important facts about refugees and asylum seekers with your friends and family.

ResourceNovember 19, 2020
Central American family with a baby at an IRC day center in Phoenix, Ariz.

10 items asylum seekers at the U.S. border need most

After an arduous trek from Central America, families fleeing violence at home have reached the U.S. border with few possessions. These are some of the items IRC staff assisting asylum seekers in Arizona say are the most urgently needed.

ArticleApril 26, 2019

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