'There's a Lot That's Not Working Within the System': Afghan Evacuees Struggle with Housing and Immigration Hurdles Over four months since the fall of Kabul, some Afghan evacuees are still working to find a sense of stability here in the Bay Area. For some families,...
We are pleased to announce a grant from the Gilead Foundation in the amount of $100,000 to support Pars Equality Center's immigration services for Afghan refugees arriving in the US. We would like to express our gratitude to the Gilead Foundation on behalf of Pars...
Advocates working with Afghans seeking emergency Humanitarian Parole anticipate mass denials after USCIS announces exclusionary practices. Two hundred twenty-five organizations have signed a letter raising concerns about the fate of thousands of Afghans who...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 19, 2021 U.S. TO REOPEN REFUGEE APPLICATIONS OF IRANIAN RELIGIOUS MINORITIES MASS DENIED UNDER UNFAIR "EXTREME VETTING" Groups Applaud Settlement Agreement in Doe v. Mayorkas (San Jose, CA) - Today, the International...
Department of Homeland Security has announced that fully vaccinated non-citizens/non-residents with appropriate documentation will be allowed to enter via port of entries (land and air) as well as ferry terminals beginning November 8, 2021. Please see...
For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 20, 2021 Biden Administration Plans to Rescind COVID-19 Travel Bans and Instead Required Proof of Vaccination from International Travelers beginning in November. Today, the White House announced that it is plans to ease travel...
President Biden has directed evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters who helped the U.S. military to begin late July. Afghan nationals waiting for special immigrant visas (SIV) and their families will wait in one or more locations outside of Afghanistan while the...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Department of State announced that beginning May 21, 2021, U.S. citizens will be able to return to the United States on an expired U.S. passport through December 31, 2021, if they: are a U.S....
Pars Equality Center along with Bolour/Carl Immigration Group has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to narrow the application of the IRGC terrorist ban to Iranians whose mandatory military service prohibits their entry to the United States. We will provide...