Policy alternatives exist—and they’re more humane and effective.
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher details how the Remain in Mexico program is undermining the right to seek asylum in the United States, the egregious treatment of asylum seekers by CBP, and how Mexico is struggling to handle the return of asylum seekers.
Guatemala is in no way safe for refugees and asylum seekers, and all the strong-arming in the world won’t make it so.
A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would make it all but impossible for most people to apply for asylum at the southern border.
The U.S. government should follow its own laws and treat people seeking refuge humanely.
The Trump White House is pressing U.S. diplomats to negotiate a “safe third country agreement” with Guatemala. It would put the lives of thousands of Central Americans at great risk.
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz comments on the tragic image of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador whose deaths are the inevitable result of inhumane and unconscionable policies that prevent people from seeking asylum in safety and dignity.
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz shares thoughts on the tragic image of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador whose deaths are the inevitable result of policies that prevent people from seeking asylum in safety and dignity.
Across the globe, the number of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution has risen to more than 70 million, almost double the number a decade ago, according to the latest annual report from the UN High Commission for Refugees.
It is unconscionable and inhumane for the United States of America to force Guatemala to agree to being a ‘safe third country,’ and, thus, a haven for Central American asylum seekers when, in truth, it is nothing of the sort.
Alternatives to Detention at the U.S. Border Are Humane and Effective
Policy alternatives exist—and they’re more humane and effective.
Remain in Mexico Policy is Undermining Asylum and Endangering Asylum Seekers
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher details how the Remain in Mexico program is undermining the right to seek asylum in the United States, the egregious treatment of asylum seekers by CBP, and how Mexico is struggling to handle the return of asylum seekers.
Refugees International Appalled by U.S.-Guatemala “Safe Third Country” Asylum Pact
Guatemala is in no way safe for refugees and asylum seekers, and all the strong-arming in the world won’t make it so.
Washington Post: How Advocates Can Defeat Trump’s Latest Assault on Asylum Seekers
A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would make it all but impossible for most people to apply for asylum at the southern border.
The Hill: Keeping Asylum Seekers Inhumanely Detained Is a Policy Choice, Not a Necessity
The U.S. government should follow its own laws and treat people seeking refuge humanely.
UN Dispatch: The White House Wants To Send Asylum Seekers To Guatemala. This is Probably Illegal
The Trump White House is pressing U.S. diplomats to negotiate a “safe third country agreement” with Guatemala. It would put the lives of thousands of Central Americans at great risk.
Deaths of Father, Daughter in Rio Grande the Result of Inhumane Border Policies
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz comments on the tragic image of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador whose deaths are the inevitable result of inhumane and unconscionable policies that prevent people from seeking asylum in safety and dignity.
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz: Deaths of Father, Daughter in Rio Grande Result of Inhumane Border Policies
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz shares thoughts on the tragic image of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador whose deaths are the inevitable result of policies that prevent people from seeking asylum in safety and dignity.
Axios: Global Refugees Face Increasing Risk of Long-term Displacement
Across the globe, the number of people forcibly displaced by conflict and persecution has risen to more than 70 million, almost double the number a decade ago, according to the latest annual report from the UN High Commission for Refugees.
Refugees International President: Trump’s Guatemala Plan ‘An Astonishing Distortion of U.S. Asylum Law’
It is unconscionable and inhumane for the United States of America to force Guatemala to agree to being a ‘safe third country,’ and, thus, a haven for Central American asylum seekers when, in truth, it is nothing of the sort.