On World Refugee Day 2025, solidarity with displaced people must go beyond words and translate into actions, say directly impacted individuals, their advocates, faith voices, and international leaders. At a time of record displacement and shrinking support, we always choose solidarity over silence.This #WorldRefugeeDay, we honour refugees not just...
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Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates when news of freedom finally reached enslaved Black Americans in the former Confederate state of Texas following the end of the Civil War. “Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate...
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Jun 13, 2025
This Father’s Day, we honor and celebrate the resilient stories of immigrant dads like Hoang Pham, who nearly five decades later still vividly remembers the day he waved goodbye to his family in Vietnam – and left behind the only life he’d ever known. He was just 18. “He...
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DACA has been “a beacon of hope,” allowing young immigrants to “dream, live, and thrive without fear,” Dreamer Claudia Quiñonez said during a Washington, D.C. press event with members of Congress and allies marking the program’s 13th anniversary this week. Under the popular and successful program, hundreds of thousands...
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“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” said Rep. Robert Garcia. “The more folks learn about it, the more they’ll put pressure on the administration and Homeland Security to do the right thing.” Pride Month is a time to celebrate the many LGBTQ...
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Jun 6, 2025
DACA and beneficiaries of the popular program are celebrating 13 years of successes Many Dreamers currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have delivered for America and themselves. These bright young people who are American in every way except full legal status have transitioned from...
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Jun 3, 2025
Immigrant Heritage Month, first established in June 2014 and observed every year since, is a time for our nation to honor, celebrate, and uplift the stories of immigrants and their communities. In honor of the month-long celebration, 30 cities and counties have launched a multilingual campaign affirming that immigrants...
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Naturalization ceremonies throughout June have welcomed hundreds of new Americans. In New Jersey, one of the largest naturalization ceremonies in years welcomed 500 new U.S. citizens from 75 different countries. Ceremonies have also taken place in states including Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, North...
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In the ongoing celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, members of Congress, including Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) took to the House floor this week to uplift the stories of immigrant constituents, highlight their contributions to their communities, and urge the Biden administration to...
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June marks the annual Immigrant Heritage Month, a time for our nation to honor, celebrate, and uplift the stories of immigrants and their communities. In multiple states, events and reporting have already been highlighting immigrants’ accomplishments, contributions, and the unique place they hold in the story of America. In...
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