The UN warned on Friday that the global decrease in funding for humanitarian aid has forced aid programs and facilities in Somalia to shut down, and is resulting in increasingly severe consequences for Somali children.
According to UN Children’s Fund
Quick Alert: Somalia’s TPS End Date Extended
By: Dawn M. Lurie and Selene Malench*
On May 15, USCIS updated its guidance related to Somalia noting: “When completing the Expiration Date (if any) fields on Form I-9, input ‘as per court order’ in Section 1 and ‘July 1,
US pauses aid to Somalia after report of food aid warehouse seizure
The US State Department on Wednesday announced that it will halt all assistance programs that benefit the Somali Federal Government after a report that a US-funded World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse was demolished and its contents seized by Somali officials.
Somalia and Saudi Arabia agree to cooperate on AI and space technology regulation
It is reported that Somalia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to collaborate on regulating AI and space technology. The agreement was signed in Riyadh by Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, Director General of Somalia’s National Communications Authority, and Haitham Al-Ohaly, Governor of
DHS Announces Temporary Protected Status Extension, Redesignation of Somalia for 18 Months
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia will be extended and redesignated for 18 months from Sept. 18, 2024, to March 17, 2026.
The extension and redesignation respond in part to the continuing armed conflict
Migrant Shipwreck Off Yemen Coast
From IOM:49 Migrants Dead, 140 Missing in Shipwreck Off Yemen Coast At least 49 migrants have died and 140 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen. The vessel carrying 260 migrants capsized yesterday (10 June) near
Profile on U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar
Guest blogger: Angelica Soria, Masters in Migration Studies Student, University of San Francisco:Ilhan Abdullahi Omar was born on October 4th, 1982, in the capital of Somalia, Mogadishu. At the age of 2, her mother had unfortunately passed away, leaving Omar
Instructions for Somalia Temporary Protected Status Extension, Redesignation Issued
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published instructions on how to apply for the extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia.
In February 2023, DHS extended and redesignated TPS for Somalia until September 17, 2024.
Applications for
Somalia Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extension, Redesignation
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the extension and redesignation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia for 18 months from March 18, 2023, to September 17, 2024.
The extension will allow approximately 430 Somali nationals who are
Poetry Break: The Unwritten Letter from my Immigrant Parent by Muna Abdulahi
Muna Abdulahi is a Somali-American living in Minneapolis. She describes herself as a poet, activist, student, and teacher. She is the child of a refugee. That family history is at the forefront in the following poem.The Unwritten Letter from my