Operation R-4

Over the past three years, more than 80,000 minorities have been forced to flee Iraq to escape unrelenting violence and ethnic/religious persecution. Chaldeans are the original inhabitants of Iraq, but are now not safe nor welcome in their homeland.

Adopt-a-Refugee-Family

Because of its magnitude and urgency, the Chaldean Federation of America has partnered with various well-known organizations in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, etc., as well as with an international Jesuit organization to launch the “Adopt-A-Refugee-Family” initiative.

Resettlement Task Force and Reception & Placement (R&P)

We collaborate with other humanitarian organizations for refugees to better intergrat in the US society

is a coalition of Voluntary Resettlement Agencies (VOLAGs) and several humanitarian providing organization offering reception and placement (R&P) services to the new Iraqi refugees arrivals in Michigan, California, Arizona, and Nevada.

Pro-Bono legal immigration clinics & consultations

Provide free research, consultation and expert witness affidavits on behalf of asylum seekers, detainees, immigration petition seekers to U.S. Immigration Courts through partnering & networking with Pro-Bono legal immigration clinics and law schools throughout the United States.

Legislation and Consultation

We advocate for human rights and equality:

• CFA advocacy efforts on the Capitol Hill and its consultation to United Nations on Iraqi refugees resulted in:
• UNHCR recognizing and processing Iraqi religeous minorities as vulnerable group
• The Passage of US Senate Bill 2782: Recognizing Iraqi Religeous minorities as persecuted group
• The passage of House of Representatives Bill 3724: Admit Iraqis who worked for US government in Iraq with Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)
• The Passage of House of Representatives Bill 3828: Reducing backlog in processing security background checks on Iraqis
• The passage of US Senate Bill 2782/Section1247: Re-open denial or termination asylum cases starting on or after March 2003

Commencement and Scholarship Awards

We support education through scholarships

Operation Education

The Chaldean Federation of America is hosting a major book drive and hoping to raise 100,000 books to help fund the CFA scholarship program. Used books are being accepted at a number of locations including the CFA office at 30777 Northwestern Highway, Suite 300, in Southfield, and the Chaldean News/Chaldean Chamber office, 29850 Northwestern Highway, Suite 250, in Southfield. There are also collection boxes at Chaldean churches and Shenandoah Country Club. See attached to learn more or by calling (248) 851-3023.

Book Drop Off Locations: Click HERE!!