One year ago President Biden issued an executive order promising safe and orderly processing for asylum seekers. However, during the last year, well over a million people have been expelled from the border without any access to the promises made by the EO.
Assessing Barriers to Integration: A Survey of Asylees in the United States
A survey Refugees International conducted in 2021 identifies critical barriers asylees in the United States face trying to secure housing, employment, and other aspects of integration.
Witness at the Border | MPP 2.0: Can Inhumane be Less Inhumane?
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher joins Witness at the Border for a conversation on the Remain in Mexico program.
Voices from the Border: “It’s very hard to have rights” | Refugee and Migrant Communities in Tijuana During the Pandemic
As the Biden administration rolls out a new Remain in Mexico program in San Diego, it is crucial to consider its likely human toll in Tijuana.
“It’s Very Hard to Have Rights” | The Impact of COVID-19 on Refugee and Migrant Communities in Tijuana (Report from Partners Espacio Migrante and Haitian Bridge Alliance)
Deterrence policies at the U.S.-Mexico border made communities of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants in Tijuana vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19
Report by Espacio Migrante and Haitian Bridge Alliance Recommends New Approach to Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Tijuana
A report released today by two important organizations describes how policies at the U.S.-Mexico border have made communities of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants in Tijuana vulnerable to the impacts of COVID-19.
Lifesaving Humanitarian Response for Women and Girls in Afghanistan: An Urgent Call for U.S. Action
Afghanistan already faces one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world and the rights of women and girls are disproportionately impacting their health, safety, and access to lifesaving assistance. The U.S. government must act to ramp up the humanitarian response.
Refugees International Statement on Biden Administration’s New Remain in Mexico Policy
Refugees International is deeply concerned by the Biden administration’s announcement that it will begin a new Remain in Mexico program.
EU Must Uphold Access to Fair Asylum Procedures
The European Commission’s proposal to allow EU Member States to derogate from standard asylum procedures in view of the situation at the EU-Belarus border is a disproportionate response that risks undermining individuals’ access to a fair asylum process.
Testimony for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Hearing on the Human Rights Situation of Migrants and Refugees in the United States
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher provided testimony at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing on the human rights situation of migrants and refugees in the United States.