In a letter addressed to Mexican President-Elect López Obrador and U.S. Vice President Pence, 19 former senior U.S. officials urged the governments of Mexico and the United States to emphasize that the issue of migration from Central America is primarily a humanitarian issue.
Mexico and the United States Must Suspend Talks on Barring Asylum Seekers
Refugees International urges the governments of Mexico and the United States to suspend any discussion of an agreement that would force asylum seekers to remain in Mexico pending a determination of their U.S. asylum claims.
RI Statement on Proposed Administration Rule and Anticipated Presidential Proclamation on Asylum
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security memorandum on limiting access to asylum is appalling, and Refugees International is deeply alarmed about any presidential proclamation that would bar access to asylum to those entering the United States between U.S. ports of entry.
RI Response to President Trump’s Remarks on Immigration
The efforts of individuals to seek asylum in the United States represent a policy challenge but not a national security crisis. The president has willfully and cynically vilified an asylum seeker population composed of vulnerable children, women, and men.
Closing Off Asylum at the U.S.-Mexico Border
The Trump administration is engaged in a sustained campaign against vulnerable women, men, and children seeking asylum in the United States.
President Trump Must End Human Rights Abuses against Vulnerable Asylum Seekers at the U.S. Southern Border
Refugees International calls on President Trump to end human rights abuses against vulnerable asylum seekers at the U.S. southern border.
The Trump Zero Tolerance Policy: A Cruel Approach with Humane and Viable Alternatives
The zero tolerance policy is fundamentally cruel.
President Trump’s Executive Order and the Flores Settlement Explained
The Flores Settlement regulates the treatment of children in the custody of federal immigration authorities.
Trump Executive Order Fails to End Abuses at U.S. Border
Refugees International remains concerned that the president has replaced a family separation policy with a family detention policy.
Separation of Families at the U.S. Southern Border
In the wake of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy, Refugees International condemns the separation of children of from parents seeking protection in the United States.