Systemic Issues & Advocacy
Exposing the patterns and policies that systematically abandon Americans overseas. CFW’s fight against institutional failures and advocacy for systemic change in how our government treats veterans abroad.
Systemic Problems & Advocacy Efforts
Passport Seizure: When Foreign Courts Illegally Detain American Documents
Passport Seizure: When Foreign Courts Illegally Detain American Documents
Read StoryThe Pattern of Abandonment
Documenting the systematic ways U.S. government agencies abandon veterans and service members overseas.
Read the full StoryEmbassy Culture of Denial
How embassy staff are trained to avoid helping Americans in crisis and the institutional mindset behind it.
Coming SoonBureaucratic Weapons
The deliberate use of red tape, delays, and bureaucracy as tools to discourage Americans from seeking help.
Coming SoonState Department Failures
Systemic issues within the State Department that prioritize politics over protecting American lives abroad.
Coming SoonThe Consular Services Myth
Why “consular services” often means nothing when Americans actually need emergency assistance overseas.
Coming SoonInstitutional Discrimination
How race, class, and veteran status affect the quality of assistance Americans receive from their own government.
Coming SoonCFW’s Advocacy Strategy
How CFW fights systemic problems through targeted advocacy, public pressure, and strategic intervention.
Coming SoonCongressional Accountability
Holding Congress accountable for oversight failures that allow systematic abandonment to continue unchecked.
Coming SoonBuilding Systemic Change
CFW’s long-term strategy to create institutional reforms that prevent future abandonment of Americans abroad.
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