Learning Together: My Experience Teaching Asylum Seekers
The first time I went to Pro Amore Dei Shelter in Tijuana, I was instantly surprised. The computer lab was on the second floor, the...
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gabeschneid
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Human Rights First social worker describes the challenges facing asylum seekers
Diana Diaz, a social worker for Human Rights First (HRF), experienced first hand the difficulties of transitioning into the United States...
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gabeschneid
- Jul 26, 2021
- 3 min
What Happened to the Families Separated at the Border?
President Biden signed Executive Order 14011, on February 2, 2021 establishing the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of...
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gabeschneid
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
The reason why people are fleeing Central America
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras make up the Northern Triangle, a region of Central America where many are fleeing their homes. A...
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gabeschneid
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
One woman’s journey to open a migrant shelter
Pro Amore Dei, an asylum seeker shelter, is located 4.5 miles from the San Ysidro port of entry between Mexico and California. Lety...
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Melanie Stanek
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Pride and Refugee Awareness Month - A Global Look
Because June is both Pride and Refugee Awareness Month, we’d like to highlight some of the unique issues facing LGBTQI refugees around...
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gabeschneid
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
One Digital World joins the Vida sin Fronteras (Life without Borders) project
Founder and Executive Director, Casey Myers of One Digital World speaks at the Global Social Innovation Challenge. Photo from One Digital...
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Melanie Stanek
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Border Update: Humanitarian Parole Helps Some Cross into U.S
Highlights: Title 42 is still operating, which means the U.S government continues to violate international law by refusing to process new...
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Gabriel Schneider
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
History of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin and Republican Senator Orrin Hatch introduced the DREAM Act in 2001, which would create a process for...
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Melanie Stanek
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
ConGRADulations!
On Monday, May 17th, we graduated our first cohort of asylum seekers from our digital literacy program at Pro Amore Dei shelter in Tijuana.
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Gabriel Schneider
- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Border Update: Biden administration addresses the mass migration causes
The Biden administration addressed the root causes of the migration from Latin America to the United States and new statistics are released
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Melanie Stanek
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Graduate Spotlight: Meet Seraphine!
Meet our graduate Seraphine!
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Melanie Stanek
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
Our Classes are Underway at Pro Amore Dei!
We planned. We fundraised. We built. We navigated COVID-19 safety protocols and changing asylum policies. In the face of adversity, we...
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Melanie Stanek
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
Border Update: Getting the Facts Straight
Today we bring you our most recent edition of the Border Update series. Some highlights: The Biden Administration is producing thousands...
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Melanie Stanek
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
Volunteer Spotlight: A Conversation with Marketing Coordinator Magdalena Buchwald
Magdalena became motivated to help forcibly displaced families after witnessing the European refugee crisis.
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Melanie Stanek
- Mar 8, 2021
- 3 min
Celebrating Our Graduates on International Women's Day
Today, on International Women’s Day, One Digital World honors and recognizes our incredible women graduates who have taken advantage of...
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Marketing Intern
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
Displaced: Worldwide and in the U.S.
We cannot say it often enough: The number of displaced individuals and families increases around the world every year. Somewhere,...
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Melanie Stanek
- Feb 8, 2021
- 2 min
Border Update: The U.S Citizenship Act and the First 100 Days
Biden Ends Muslim Ban, Secures DACA As predicted, the new U.S administration has begun implementing changes to immigration and asylum...
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Melanie Stanek
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
Asylee or Refugee? In the U.S., Your Status MATTERS
What is the difference between a “refugee” and an “asylee?” You might think refugees and asylum seekers are in the same category; indeed,...
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Melanie Stanek
- Jan 26, 2021
- 2 min
Partnership Spotlights: Formally and the National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles
Did you know? Forcibly displaced persons, or those who are forced to leave their homes or communities due to violence, threats of violence,
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