IIB would not be able to make WNY a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees if it were not for the great people on our team and in the community.
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To address the backlog of immigration cases in our courts and connect New York state residents with services, we’re launching a groundbreaking program to recruit and train licensed attorneys across disciplines and practice areas to work in immigration law. The new program is in partnership with the New York State Office for New Americans (ONA). The ONA Pro Bono Immigrations…
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We were honored to welcome 33 New Americans from 16 countries while they took their citizenship oaths at the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony in downtown Buffalo recently. Here are the countries from which these new American citizens traveled: Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Honduras, India, Italy, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka and United…
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IIB would not be able to make WNY a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees if it were not for the great people on our team and in the community.
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For the fourth year, staff and volunteers from the International Institute of Buffalo (IIB) and Parkside Lutheran Church provided the first Thanksgiving meal for refugees. The congregation members cooked the turkeys while also assisting with food donations. The dinner was prepared in the afternoon of the event at the Church, located in Buffalo. Between 65 clients, staff, board members, church…
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IIB would not be able to make WNY a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees if it were not for the great people on our team and in the community.
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Stay Safe! Stay Warm! Pass these flyers along to anyone who might need them! Pass this important winter weather preparedness info along on your social media or at your school, house of worship, library, club, or anywhere else that makes sense. In the City of Good Neighbors and throughout Western New York, the snow and winter weather may be the…
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A third-annual sold-out crowd recently enjoyed an evening of laughter, international fare, and music at Buffalo Toronto Public Media's studios — all to benefit the International Institute of Buffalo (IIB). Again, a resounding success, the Refugees of Comedy event featured established Los Angeles-based and internationally touring comedian Thom Tran, who this year also brought new friends Matt Kirshen and Corinna…
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IIB would not be able to make WNY a better place for, and because of, immigrants and refugees if it were not for the great people on our team and in the community.
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In case you missed it, Executive Director Jennifer Rizzo-Choi visited Buffalo Toronto Public Media NPR to speak with "What's Next?" host Jay Moran. In their wide-ranging interview, Rizzo-Choi explained how the annual Presidential Determination by the current federal administration reshapes refugee resettlement nationally and locally, including setting the ceiling for refugees admitted through the U.S. Refugee and Immigrant Program…
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