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.

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.

Commencement Program

In June 2008, the Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) will again host the Chaldean Student Scholarship Commencement Program.

Resettlement Task Force

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

Asylees and Detainees

Provide research , consultation and expert witness affidavits on behalf of asylum seeker to U.S. Immigration Courts and Pro-Bono immigration clinics and law schools

Legislation and Consultation

• 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

2010 Census

CFA will represent our community to ensure accurate counts in the year 2010.