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- July 27, 2023
Upwardly Global is excited to share Impact Report: Crisis Response and Serving Afghan Refugees, the first in a new series. Each quarter, we will share a new Impact Report providing an in-depth look at a specific area of our work. Read the full report here.
- Topics: Impact Reports, News, Publications
- July 27, 2023
On July 26, Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar spoke with John Fugelsang on SiriusXM’s ‘Tell Me Everything’. The conversation centered around the recent rejection of the Biden Administration’s asylum policy by a Federal judge, the ongoing issues with the asylum seeking process at the border, and changing demographics
- Topics: News Coverage
- July 26, 2023
Yesterday, a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s temporary restrictions on migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. Jina Krause-Vilmar, President and CEO of Upwardly Global, issued a statement welcoming the judge’s decision. “Seeking asylum is a right enshrined in not just international law but U.S. law as well. We are
- July 14, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Upwardly Global, a leading workforce-development organization supporting professional immigrants and refugees, reaffirms its support for the Afghan Adjustment Act, a critical, bipartisan bill that would help expedite pathways to permanent legal status for Afghan newcomers, expand eligibility requirements for the Special Immigrant Visa program, and create a
- Topics: Afghan Response, Featured News, News, Press Releases
- July 14, 2023
Samah immigrates to support her daughter’s dream, beginning again herself “I love to learn. I can’t stand still and do nothing; it’s not my nature,” says 46-year-old Samah, who moved from Egypt to the United States with her family in 2019. “Even when I have nothing to do, I create