This month’s Ambassadors of the Month are two of the individuals who supported Cycle 7 of InStepp’s Citizenship Instruction Program that ended on June 11th: Ian McPherson and David Dusto. Ian McPherson grew up in Whiteville, North Carolina which is close to the coast. He is now located in Raleigh with his partner, Erika, and […]
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Culturally-specific Economic Empowerment Workshop for Immigrant Women
This quarterly workshop provides information to immigrant women about workers rights in the United States, presents information about the main avenues for obtaining work authorization, provides the basic knowledge of provisions within the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA ) that protect immigrant women who have been or are victims of domestic violence, and provides immigrant […]
How new U.S. immigration policy is hurting domestic violence victims
A new immigration policy quietly released by the Trump administration requires U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to initiate removal proceedings against anyone whose petition for immigration benefits is denied and who does not have legal status at the time of denial. This substantial change to the Homeland Security Act could move tens of thousands of […]