Today’s ruling from the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Ramos v. Wolf has jeopardized the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with temporary protected status (TPS) from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Sudan.
Statement on Normalization Agreements between the UAE and Israel and between Bahrain and Israel
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz responds to the normalization agreements between UAE and Israel, and Bahrain and Israel.
Refugees International Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposed Plan to Postpone Refugee Resettlement
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz responds to a report that the Trump administration may postpone or cut refugee admissions in the coming year.
Greece and EU Must Act Following Moria Camp Tragedy
Refugees International Advocate Daphne Panayotatos reacts to the destruction of Moria camp in Greece due to large fires.
Rapid Spread of COVID-19 Could Bring Gaza to a Breaking Point
Senior Advocate for the Middle East Sahar Atrache comments on the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the Gaza Strip.
On Anniversary of Mass Atrocities Against Rohingya, Secretary Pompeo Urged to Declare a Genocide
Refugees International delivered a petition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya by their rightful name: genocide.
Refugees International Welcomes Faith Groups’ Call to U.S. Government: ‘Designate the Continued Brutal Oppression of the Rohingya as a Genocide’
Refugees International welcomes a powerful letter from a group of faith-based organizations to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to publicly declare that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya people.
33 Legal and Human Rights Experts Urge Secretary Pompeo to Call Myanmar’s Crimes Genocide
Thirty-three legal and human rights experts, including former high-level State Department and White House officials, delivered a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to publicly determine that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people.
Refugees International Applauds Passage of the No Ban Act in the House
Statement from Refugees International’s Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher on the passage of the No Ban Act in the House of Representatives.
50+ NGOs Urge Secretary Pompeo to Call Myanmar’s Crimes Genocide
Refugees International announced today that more than 50 NGOs and human rights organizations have signed on to its petition urging U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call Myanmar’s crimes against the Rohingya what they are: genocide.