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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.

At the time of the the Israel-Lebanon conflict in 2006, the Egyptian government estimated the number of Egyptian nationals working and living in Lebanon at around 300,000. The Egyptian embassies in Beirut and Damascus established a hotline and a “crises-management group”.

Operation Ramp is the name given to an Australian Defense Force (ADF) operation to support the evacuation of over 5,300 Australians and over 1,300 foreign nationals from the Lebanese ports of Beirut and Tyre during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Operation Maitri was a rescue and relief operation in Nepal by the government of India and Indian armed forces in the aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Operation Maitri was launched within hours of the devastating earthquake.

After the “Great East Japan Earthquake,” a 24-hour, 365-day telephone consultation service was established to serve people affected by the tragedy. The service was known as “Yorisoi Hotline,” the word “yorisoi” means being close together.

During the repatriation of thousands of Filipinos out of Libya in the first quarter of 2011, Philippine schools owned and operated by Filipino diaspora were transformed as temporary evacuation centers and converging areas.

The Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) has been established by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA), Government of India, in the 43 Indian Missions across the world in countries that have a significant overseas Indian population.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) of the Philippine Government jointly adopted a crisis alert system which serves as the basis for emergency repatriation and deployment restrictions.

During the Libyan crisis, Third Country Nationals (TNCs) leaving Libya and entering Egypt remained confined to the border crossing point of Salloum until their case had been processed. This was accomplished through the work of consular authorities in liaison with IOM support.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is instructed by law to maintain, among other programs, an Emergency Repatriation Fund to evacuate OFWs in case of wars, disasters, or epidemics.