Immigrant Domestic Workers Advocating for Reform Nicole Laporte, MA in Migration Studies, ‘21 Candidate In San Francisco, California, immigrant domestic workers who cook, clean and take care of children and seniors in private households have endured the largest number of wage and workplace violations over the most recent 13-year period, according to the findings of a Rutgers’s study published in September 2020.[1] During this same time span, there have been only four formal complaints filed for every 5,000 estimated minimum […]

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My latest article explores my research on humanitarian efforts in Syria by Muslim and Syrian Americans (MSAs) from 2012 to 2017. It explores how the responses of large, international non-profit NGOs, like the United Nations, allowed the Syrian government to weaponize humanitarian aid to create and exacerbate the suffering of Syrian civilians. The article draws upon interviews with Syrian American humanitarians to contextualize and detail the growth of MSA led NGOs.The research for this article was supported by an Emerging […]

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July 22, 2020: PRESS RELEASE HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CHARGE THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO WITH SYSTEMIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER UNDER THE GUISE OF COVID-19, REMAIN IN MEXICO POLICIES, AND THE FANTASY OF SAFE ASYLUM ALTERNATIVES IN CENTRAL AMERICA Today the USF Immigration & Deportation Defense Clinic and Migration Studies program in conjunction with 40 organizations who do work in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and the United States filed a request for a thematic hearing before […]

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Resources from DEFEND DACA Gathering 6/5/20 Working with/out DACA Bill’s article “Beyond DACA — Defying Employer Sanctions Through Civil Disobedience “: https://lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/issues/52/1/Symposium/52-1_Hing.pdf Protesting Tips Immigrant Protest: A Guide for Attorneys Advising Noncitizen Activists in NYC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OC8ppdTpL55uz_cpr_V7iyXJZyz7iAn2/view?usp=sharing Instagram offering undocumented protesting tips: @migrantscribble ILRC – Protesting while undocumented: https://twitter.com/the_ILRC/status/1268586065377423360 , Great Orgs For Reliable Information, Services, and Support!  United We Dream:Website: https://unitedwedream.org/Twitter: https://twitter.com/unitedwedreamInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unitedwedream/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeDream/Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/unitedwedream California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance:  Website: https://ciyja.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ciyja/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ciyjaTwitter: https://twitter.com/ciyjaYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCueOBe12vI7NvTIr3WfArUw Immigrants Rising:Website: https://immigrantsrising.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/immigrantsrisingInstagram: […]

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–Press Release– University of San Francisco Master in Migration Studies Program Applauds US Supreme Court DACA Decision For now, the Court’s Decision Recognizes the Benefits that Hundreds of Thousands of DACA Recipients Provide to Communities Throughout the Country The faculty and staff of the Master in Migration Studies at the University of San Francisco applauds today’s Supreme Court decision striking down the Trump administration’s decision to terminate DACA. In DHS v. Regents of the University of California, a 5-4 decision […]

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Undocumented Immigrants Should Not be Excluded from COVID-19 Relief The newly passed CARES Act aims to boost the economy and soften the financial hardships experienced by people and communities impacted by the devastating global coronavirus pandemic. While the act aims to support families, local businesses and more, the 2 trillion-dollar stimulus package fails to support some of the most vulnerable communities impacted by COVID-19–undocumented immigrants. While this is not the first time that this community has been left out of […]

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Last fall, the Arab Resource and Organizing Center (AROC), a grassroots organization working to empower and organize the community towards justice and self-determination for all, hosted a public charge information session in the Tenderloin to raise awareness about the new rule, how it will affect immigrants and their families, and the resources available in and around the Bay area that range from legal services, rapid response, and connection to social services. What exactly is public charge? This law is about […]

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Flavio Bravo, a 2019 graduate of the Masters in Migration Studies program at the University of San Francisco, has turned his passion for immigrant rights into fighting for justice on Capitol Hill. Bravo grew up in the border state of Arizona, where the loudest political voices were those that held anti-immigrant sentiments and echoed anti-Mexican bigotry. Realizing that conversations about immigration were dinner-table discussions among families across America, not just in the border towns, he decided to continue pursuing these […]

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