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- 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
- July 11, 2023
Upwardly Global President and CEO Jina Krause-Vilmar recently spoke to Inc. about the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling and how companies can work around the ruling’s potential impact on the talent pipeline to continue promoting diversity and inclusion. “At the end of June, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action
- Topics: News, News Coverage
- July 10, 2023
Upwardly Global was recently featured in an article for The Roanoke Times entitled “With dreams, and caffeine, former Afghan pilot strives to bring family to US.” Upwardly Global’s Strategic Communications Director Joshua Garner spoke with the author of the piece, Heather Rousseau. “Twenty-five percent of working-age Afghans who are newcomers
- Topics: Afghan Response, Featured News, News Coverage