Practices by Country

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) was created in 1985 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to promote security cooperation between American private sector interests worldwide and the U.S. Department of State.

Community-based organizations funded by the New York Women Fund (NYWF) were “first responders,” to respond in far-reaching neighborhoods and isolated, hard-to-reach populations during the superstorm Sandy.

As part of an ongoing effort to keep New Yorkers connected, AT&T and Bloomberg Administration officials developed AT&T Street Charge.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not sanction employers for hiring victims of Hurricane Katrina who, at this time, are unable to provide documentation normally required under Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will not sanction employers for hiring victims of Hurricane Katrina who, at this time, are unable to provide documentation normally required under Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The North America Integration and Development (NAID) Center United States-El Salvador Transnational Corridors Interactive GIS Atlas provides an overview of the number of people who migrated from El Salvador to the United States on both a macro and micro level.

Beginning in 1993 with Washington state, 12 states and DC have changed their laws to allow immigrants in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses.

Many of the nonprofit work centers that assist undocumented immigrants in the United States of America are offering a special debit card for those who lack the identification papers required to open bank accounts in the United States.

Government-related aid for disaster recovery is generally restricted to citizens and to individuals in specific legal immigration categories.

Document answers Frequently Asked Questions regarding citizenship status and eligibility for disaster-related assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other programs.