Thankful for our volunteers!
EVERYONE who works with our families through B2R is a volunteer, and we couldn’t do what we do without them. And we couldn’t possibly afford to pay them what they…
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Good news!
Great things that have happened in recent months: 1. One asylum seeker who needed to report to an ICE check-in in person in St. Albans had a very successful trip…
Read MoreFunds and Fundraising Update
B2R has worked with the Vermont New Hampshire Asylum Support Network (VTNHASN) on grants through the Canaday Family Foundation and the State of VT. Both of those grants have been…
Read MoreKYR – Know Your Rights
KYR is important for both asylum seekers and other immigrants as well as for U.S. citizens. It’s important for employers, law enforcement, the medical community, schools, libraries, faith communities, and…
Read MoreA new year – a new time: January newsletter
A new time for justice work. Bridge to Rutland has been in existence since August of 2020. We have welcomed 5 families, surrounded 12 asylum seekers with wrap-around services and…
Read MoreMigrants claiming asylum can be allowed into the U.S. Here’s how it works
Read or listen to an NPR interview with Muzaffar Chishti from the Migration Policy Institute
Read MoreIs it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out
Read or listen to NPR’s first person report from the border.
Read MoreDrug cartels making migrants’ journeys even more perilous
Click here to read an article from the BBC about kidnappings and extortion at the southern border.
Read MoreAsylum by the numbers
Here is a good source of information about asylum seekers in the United States as reported by the New York Times. Click here for the article.
Read MoreThe KBI Newsletter, July 2023
We are pleased to be sharing the newsletter from our liaison on the southern border: Bienvenidos | Welcome “Who is my neighbor?” A young legal scholar famously posed this question to…
Read MoreTell Biden: End Expedited Removals and Restore Asylum
Please ask President Biden to reverse his new anti-asylum policy. Click here to sign the petition.
Read MoreNew Asylum Restrictions
We’re very disappointed to see the Biden Administration putting new asylum restrictions into place. This inhumane policy will endanger people fleeing from violence while undermining the entire spirit of asylum.…
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