Since March 2021, more than 9,400 migrants who recently crossed the southern border into the U.S. and requested consideration for asylum and other forms of immigration relief have arrived in the DC Metro area. Government agencies and local organizations have stepped in with strategies for meeting the needs of this vulnerable population that is mostly comprised of people from Venezuela, Honduras, Cuba, Colombia, Peru, Haiti, and Nicaragua.
The 2023 Forum convened researchers, policymakers, advocates, and AU faculty to discuss the ways that public and private organizations can support new Latino immigrants who have arrived in the region recently via buses from Texas and Arizona. It also explored pathways through which stakeholders can effectively aid them with citizenship, housing, health, employment, and integration services and fill crucial gaps in assistance while they await resolution of their applications for documented status.
The 2023 ALPAF was co-sponsored by Institute of Humane Studies, SAMU First Response, AU Metropolitan Policy Center, AU Immigration Lab, and Changing Aid Signature Research Initiative.
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