Our Programs
GROUP ASYLUM LEGAL CONSULTATION
Weekly group consultations for asylum seekers with an immigration attorney and RIF legal navigators. Click here to learn more!
Emotional support group for asylum seekers
Group members share and support one another on the emotional impact of the asylum seeking process. This group is led by Madelyn Miller, (PhD). Click here to learn more!
ASYLUM INFORMATION QUESTION HOUR
RIF staff meet every week with asylum seekers to answers their questions and direct them to relevant resources. Click here to learn more!
Trainings for service providers
RIF staff and experts provide trainings on topics such as:
Overview of the Challenges Asylum-Seekers Face
Sustaining Ourselves and Each Other: Addressing the Impact of Our Work / for Legal Providers
Sustaining Ourselves and Each Other: Addressing the Impact of Our Work / for Social Workers, Case Workers, and Others.
How Social Workers & Caseworkers Can Become Asylum Navigators
Education consultations & resources
Guidance on access to higher education and other educational opportunities available for asylum seekers. Click here to learn more!
Advocacy campaign to address the affirmative asylum backlog
RIF has partnered with Washington DC-based organization TASSC (Torture Abolition and survivors support coalition). TASSC is leading a campaign to address the specific backlog of Asylum Seekers known as “Affirmative” Asylum Seekers who are waiting for their first asylum interview at USCIS. There are more than 400,000 asylum seekers caught in the Affirmative Backlog. Click here to learn more!