WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a letter delivered Tuesday, August 13th, 2024, 73 national and local organizations requested that the Biden Administration use their authority to create a designated humanitarian parole program and expand access to resettlement for the people of Sudan. The letter, led by African Communities Together (ACT), illustrates the ongoing crisis in Sudan and the opportunity the Administration has to provide relief for individuals stuck in dangerous conditions.
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Washington, D.C.—Advocates gathered yesterday outside the State Department to rally and draw attention to the growing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and call on the Biden Administration to designate the country for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Tuesday, July 02, 2024, a group of 87 organizations led by African Communities Together (ACT) and Malian community leaders, delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to urge an initial 18-month Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief designation for Mali, due to ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, and extraordinary and temporary conditions in the country.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 06/26/24
Contact:
Assefash Makonnen, Communications Manager
646- 629-7131
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Tuesday, April 10, 2024, 160 organizations led by African Communities Together (ACT) and Congolese community leaders from across the United States, delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to urge an initial 18 month Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief designation for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is facing one of the deadliest armed conflicts in modern history, due to escalating widespread violence, environmental disasters, and humanitarian emergencies in the country. There are currently over 6 million people internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
NEW YORK, NY. - On Thursday, April 5, 2024, immigrant rights organization, African Communities Together and the Africa Center, hosted an iftar meal for a group of asylum seekers celebrating Ramadan. The iftar was held at the Africa Center’s Harlem location on the corner of 5th Avenue and 110th Street, across the street from Central Park. Over 50 African asylum seekers attended the event and staff of both organizations served food as it was time to break their fast.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 03/28/24
Contact:
Assefash Makonnen, Communications Manager
646- 629-7131
117 ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON THE ADMINISTRATION TO EXTEND AND REDESIGNATE ETHIOPIA FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
For Immediate Release:
February 29, 2024
Media Contact:
Drew Murren | drew@ceislermedia.com
PA Immigrant Groups Warn Biden of Electoral Consequences of Immigration Policies
LOS ANGELES — Today, TPS holders and their U.S. citizen children announced the end to their six-year lawsuit, which succeeded in preventing the Trump administration from terminating humanitarian protected status for over 400,000 people, most of whom have lived lawfully in the U.S. for over 20 years. Plaintiffs filed in the U.S. District Court a notice officially closing the case on Monday.