Posts by Ahlam Moussa
Look what we did together!
Take a look at what we did this last year with your support of ASISTA and immigrant survivors of violence!
Read MoreASISTA Job Opportunity
Position Description: Senior Staff Attorney
Read MoreIncluding Justice Involved People in Executive Order (EO) 14076, “Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services.”
ASISTA supports this letter led by Senators Schatz and Hirono, and joined by several other senators, advocating for protections for pregnant people in federal custody, including immigration detention and alternatives to detention.”
Read MoreLetter from ASISTA to USCIS addressing mismatch between DHS employment authorization regulations and Social Security Administration (“SSA”) guidance
ASISTA wrote to the USCIS Office of Policy & Strategy and asked them to communicate with SSA about the mismatch between SSA’s policy on evidence of work authorization for U nonimmigrants who request Social Security Numbers (“SSNs”) and DHS regulations on employment authorization for U nonimmigrants.”
Read MoreAnkle monitors raise risks for U.S. abortion-seekers (trust.org)
In this article, ASISTA Executive Director Kirsten Rambo weighs in on women having the right to seek an abortion privately, without surveillance.
Read MoreImmigrant Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Deserve Reproductive Justice: ASISTA Denounces the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
For Immediate Release: Immigrant Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Deserve Reproductive Justice: ASISTA Denounces the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Read MoreThe Impact of Violence on LGBTQIA+ Immigrant Survivors: Reflections and Resources
ASISTA Statement on The Impact of Violence on LGBTQIA+ Immigrant Survivors: Reflections and Resources
Read MoreStatement from ASISTA Executive Director Kirsten Rambo: Reproductive Justice for Immigrant Survivors of Gender Based Violence
Click here to read the full statement
Read MoreASISTA at the White House Commemorating VAWA Reauthorization
On March 16, 2022, ASISTA was at the White House for the commemoration of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Click here for more on this, including the latest version of of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022.
Read MoreASISTA Announces New Legal & Policy Director
ASISTA Immigration Assistance is thrilled to welcome new Legal & Policy Director Cristina Velez to the team. Click here to learn more!
Read MoreNEW: Ahead of SOTU, ASISTA and 26 other Immigrant Rights Organizations Release 2022 Immigration Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration
New Blueprint Analyzes Year-One Actions and Outlines Critical, Immediate 2022 Measures to Fulfill Administration’s Promises for a Fair and Humane Immigration System. See ASISTA’s full statement here.
Read MoreStatement on the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 February 10, 2022
Yesterday, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022. This important bill reflects a bipartisan consensus that the government needs to do more to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The bill addresses many…
Read MoreASISTA Announces New Staff Attorneys
ASISTA Immigration Assistance is thrilled to welcome two new staff attorneys to the team. Lia will be working primarily with our private members, while Kelly will be working mainly with OVW grantees. Click here to learn more!
Read MoreASISTA Welcomes New Board Member
ASISTA Immigration Assistance is thrilled to welcome new board member Jennifer de Haro to the team. To learn more about Jennifer, click here!
Read MoreASISTA this past year!
Check out ASISTA’s impact this past year. So much to celebrate!
Read MoreImmigrants Path Podcast – The Humanitarians: Enabling Justice for Immigrant Survivors of Violence
Check out ASISTA Executive Director, Kirsten Rambo and Senior Legal Counsel, Amy Cheung on the Immigrants Path Podcast! The Humanitarians: Enabling Justice for Immigrant Survivors of Violence: https://youtu.be/FYHiDunrW8M
Read MoreASISTA Announces Successful Resolution of Albence Litigation
ASISTA is proud to report that our litigation against ICE has come to a successful resolution. The case was brought by Protect Democracy and the Constitutional Accountability Center on behalf of ASISTA and Sanctuary for Families. The litigation challenged the unlawful policy, established by then-acting director of ICE Matthew Albence, that made it easier to deport…
Read MoreICYMI – Important Policy & Practice Updates, June 2021
June 2021 ICYMI As usual, there have been several policy and practice updates over the last few weeks, from new ICE guidance, Supreme Court decisions, a flurry of new updates from USCIS, some important consular processing information from NVC and a consolidated guide on CDC COVID travel restriction exemptions from CBP. Read more about these…
Read MoreASISTA Denounces Racism, Misogyny, and Violence
In the wake of the killing of eight people in Georgia earlier this week, we at ASISTA are heartbroken and determined as ever to fight the toxic combination of white supremacy and misogyny that fuels this violence. Eight lives were tragically and violently taken, of whom seven were women and six were of Asian descent.…
Read MoreSafe Horizon and ASISTA File Lawsuit Against USCIS and DHS
Safe Horizon and ASISTA File Lawsuit Against USCIS and DHS, Seeking Information on Policy Change Making it More Difficult for Victims of Serious Crime to Obtain Relief Under the U-Visa Program
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