Refugee Women's Center CT

07/24/2026

Please join us in signing this petition requesting that Congress stands by our Afghan allies and stops their deportation due to ending TPS.

https://afghanevac.org/afghanistan-tps?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

07/17/2026

You may have seen news about the administration's new rule changing how USCIS considers an applicant's past use of public benefits in certain immigration cases.

One important point: Refugees and asylees remain exempt from the public charge ground of inadmissibility when they apply for lawful permanent resident status through the adjustment process established by Congress.

While the new DHS final rule rescinds the 2022 regulation and gives immigration officers broader discretion in public charge determinations for applicants who are subject to the public charge ground, it does not eliminate the statutory exemptions in the Immigration and Nationality Act for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian categories.

07/17/2026

🎓 For many Afghan and Iraqi allies, higher education is the path to rebuilding a career, supporting a family, and contributing to a new community.

The America's Allies Scholarship Program helps make that journey possible.

If you're an Afghan or Iraqi SIV holder pursuing a degree or certificate in the U.S., apply here: www.nooneleft.org/aaspapplication

📅 Deadline: July 27, 2026 @ 11:59 PM

Afghan Future Fund No One Left Behind

07/17/2026

Protection Promised is here. Show this to your immigration attorney.

The receipts on what the U.S. promised Afghan allies, and how thoroughly they were vetted, straight from the government’s own records.

We built it so lawyers and plaintiffs can use it in court, and we’re releasing it first because people are in court right now.

No restrictions. Share it far and wide.https://reports.afghanevac.org/reports/protection-promised.pdf

07/16/2026

At RWC, we operate almost entirely through volunteers and donations. Stay tuned for dates and locations of where we’ll be tabling! Handmade goodies and accessories are a staple of our program, Sewing Change🌸

07/09/2026

Welcome to
the Refugee Women’s Center 🔆
✦ ݁˖ a Hartford-based nonprofit who empower refugee women and their families via English instruction, career guidance, and creative arts
✦ ݁˖ local resettlement immigrant-advocates with colorful histories informing our work
✦ ݁˖ committed to sustainable, accessible support for life

📍based in Hartford, CT

07/08/2026

If you are ready to start preparing for the citizenship test, here is a helpful resource:

Join the national coalition working together to welcome refugees.

07/08/2026

Friends, we have a family in need of two smaller-sized dressers. If you or someone you know has one to donate, please let us know! The family lives in New Britain.

07/07/2026

Global Refuge Immigration Legal Services assists refugees and other immigrants with their immigration-related applications. Clients should not rely on family and friends.

07/07/2026

Important EAD information:

If you are a refugee or asylee, you already have permission to work in all 50 states.

It is automatic, it started the day you received your status, and it does not depend on having a physical EAD card in hand.

Work authorization is not the same thing for every Afghan ally, and confusing the categories is the single biggest source of wrongful job, licensing, and benefits denials we see. Refugees and asylees have it automatically. Parolees generally have to apply for it and wait for USCIS approval. Green card holders have it through their permanent residence. This explainer breaks down what work authorization actually means for each group, and what to do if you are wrongly denied.

This is not a policy dispute or a rule under debate. Work authorization for refugees and asylees is settled federal regulation, unchanged, and not currently subject to any pending rulemaking.

If you arrived through Operation Allies Welcome or Enduring Welcome and hold humanitarian parole, your work authorization is not automatic, and a separate proposed DHS rule could make it harder to get and easier to lose. See our companion explainer on that rule.

Always make sure you consult a qualified immigration attorney about your specific status and situation.

If you have trouble understanding this please contact the Refugee Women’s Center for more explanation or an immigration attorney.