Afghan Refugees

Bertha Rodriguez and Jirandy Martinez from CRC are on the front lines of the legal battle. "Unfortunately, we have had ice encounters both locally and also at immigration courts. So when families are scheduled to attend their immigration courts, unfortunately they have been detained and because we have our community justice program that can support that family and just provide those services, especially in such a scary time When we get in front of the courtroom, we have ICE a

Standing Up for Refugee Rights At a recent rally in White Plains, community members gathered to support refugees and immigrants. Speakers included County Legislator David Imamura, local faith and advocacy leaders, and Frank Pierson from Neighbors for Refugees.  Please click here to read more about the rally and how Neighbors is standing up for those who need the most help, including a brief video . Because refugees cannot safely appear at public rallies, Frank spoke on beh

They're detaining people even with pending cases that had never been done before in the history of our country.

In a recent Westchester rally in White Plains, people gathered to speak out and stand up for the rights of immigrants and refugees. Attendees heard from County Legislature David Imamura a well as leaders from Open Arms for Refugees, Our Common Beliefs, Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, Dominican Sisters of Hope, Team TLC NYC, and our very own Frank Pierson from Neighbors for Refugees. Because a public gathering like this is not safe for refugees, community members spoke out o

Photo credit: Prayitno via Wikimedia The latest Trump travel ban has gone into effect, with citizens from 12 countries barred from...

Some Afghan refugees who had legally resettled in the U.S. have received emails from the Department of Homeland Security urging them to...

Judge rules U.S. must process 12,000 refugees who were conditionally approved for resettlement prior to January 20, 2025.

Read our 2024 Annual Report and check out some of the key successes in our year of refugee resettlement services and support for refugee families.

#AfghanEvac called onn national security leadership officials to take immediate action to protect the future of Enduring Welcome, the U.S. government’s program to provide refugee resettlement for Afghan wartime allies.

Working in partnership with HIAS, NFR resettled a family of four refugees from Nicaragua. They arrived (after a year in Costa Rica) in...

Refugee resettlement organizations speak out against this decision.  Refugee resettlement organizations have come out publicly after the...

In spite of recent changes in Washington, Neighbors for Refugees is busy helping legal refugees to the U.S. from Afghanistan, Ukraine, Nicaragua, and other countries. We are fulfilling our mission to help our new neighbors become self-supporting and fully contributing members of our community.

This is the extraordinary story of Lima, Nopal, and their family, who were resettled in Pelham, New York through Neighbors for Refugees. Through Neighbors, this refugee family was able to be resettled in New York.

As you can imagine, for anyone deeply involved in welcoming refugees to our country, we were surprised and saddened by the election results on November 5th. The incoming administration has expressed hostility to foreigners, and we expect the pipeline for entry into the U.S. for refugees will be severely curtailed, if not almost closed completely.