Read the letter Lee la carta (Español) January 9, 2023 President of the United States Joseph Biden President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau cc. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly Dear President Biden, President…
Advocates Demand Urgent Action to Support Afghan Women and Girls Following New Restrictions on Women’s Rights and Humanitarian Aid
Refugees International along with four other members of the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women’s and Girls’ Rights Working Group condemn the latest attacks on women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Statement From IRCA CASABIERTA and Refugees International Regarding the Recent Executive Decrees 43809-Mgp/43810-Mgp
LGBTQI Migration and Refuge for Central America (IRCA CASABIERTA) and Refugees International condemn the publication of Executive Decree No. 43810 MGP, which represents a significant setback in human rights in Costa Rica.
Joint Statement from the U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women & Girls Working Group
The U.S. Policy Advocates for Afghan Women & Girls Working Group calls to end ongoing gender persecution in Afghanistan and restore dignity, freedom, and justice for Afghan women and girls.
Letter: Providing Equitable Access to Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers and Parolees
We call on DHS to hasten work permit processing and address inequity in the policies for the processing of employment authorization documents (EADs).
Letter: The EU AI Act Must Protect People on the Move
The European Union Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act must protect all people from harmful uses of AI systems, regardless of their migration status.
89 Organizations Urge the Biden Administration to Build Fair and Humane Asylum System Following End of Title 42
A federal court struck down the use of Title 42 to summarily expel migrants. Now the Biden administration must fulfill its promise to build a humane immigration system and reject any congressional efforts to extend or codify Title 42 or otherwise dismantle the U.S. asylum system.
Letter: Biden Administration Must Extend and Redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status
The Biden administration must extend and redesignate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in light of Haiti’s deteriorating security, governance, and humanitarian crises.
Letter: Biden Administration Must Prioritize Protections for Haitian Nationals
We call on the Biden administration to prioritize protections for Haitian nationals. The administration must not under any circumstances send asylum seekers and migrants to the notorious Guantánamo Bay or other offshore detention locations.
BURMA: Letter to Secretary Blinken on Airstrike That Killed More Than 80 People in Burma’s Kachin State
We join 288 organizations in calling on the United States and Secretary Blinken to take concrete, public action in response to the Myanmar military’s bombing of a music festival in Kachin.