The Biden Administration’s consideration to reinstate family detention is a disturbing, inhumane development.
Migrant Boat Tragedy Off Italian Coast an ‘Outcome that Flows Directly from EU and Italian Migration Policies
Over the past decade, EU policy has pushed migrants toward increasingly dangerous migration routes while obstructing lifesaving rescue operations.
With New Asylum Ban, Biden Administration Drastically Limits Asylum at U.S. Border
The Biden administration’s asylum ban will deny asylum to many people who have a well-founded fear of persecution, putting them at direct risk of harm.
Washington Post: Biden’s Announced Asylum Transit Ban Undermines Access to Life-saving Protection
Similar bars have been marshaled against Central Americans since the late 1980s—severely undermining asylum.
Information on the New Parole Program Available to Haitians Outside the United States
The Biden administration has announced the creation of a new parole program that permits sponsors in the United States to apply for Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan beneficiaries to fly to the United States and remain in the U.S. for two years.
+90 Civil Society Orgs Urge Leaders to Uphold Rights, Access to Asylum at North American Leaders’ Summit
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…
Supreme Court Title 42 Decision Betrays U.S. Obligations to Asylum Seekers
Today, the Supreme Court stopped the lifting of Title 42, a COVID-19 related expulsion policy at the U.S. border that nobody claims is justified on public health grounds.
Refugee Protection Act of 2022: Asylum and Refugee Protection Fit for the Twenty-First Century
Refugees International endorses the introduction of the RPA of 2022 and urges Congress to consider it a blueprint for a comprehensive update of our refugee protection system.
franknews: Again & Again & Again
FrankNews’s Tatti Ribeiro spoke with Yael Schacher about migrants and diplomacy.
Rohingya Resettlement to United States a Welcome and Significant Step
The U.S. announcement of a resettlement program for Rohingya from Bangladesh is a welcome and highly significant step toward addressing the Rohingya crisis.