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U.S. Policy in Mexico and Central America: Ensuring Effective Policies to Address the Crisis at the Border
Refugees International is very concerned about the administration’s negotiated arrangements to return asylum seekers to danger in Mexico and Central America.
Statement: Today’s Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Contrary to U.S. Practice
This is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to bar people, especially from Central America, from seeking protection in the United States from violence and persecution.
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 President Slams Expansion of “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz says agreement extending the “Remain in Mexico” policy “is wicked and immoral because it deliberately imposes grave risks upon highly vulnerable children, women, and men in violation of the most fundamental principles of decency.
The Hill: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Pushes Asylum Seekers into Grave Danger
The Remain in Mexico program is an unserious and inhumane approach to the horrors of exploitation and persecution.
Abused, Blamed, and Refused: Protection Denied to Women and Children Trafficked Over the U.S. Southern Border
The Trump administration asserts that its policies at the U.S. southern border are designed to protect women and children from traffickers. Its actions tell a very different story.
Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on “Remain in Mexico” Policy Puts Lives At Risk
Statement from Senior U.S. Domestic Advocate Yael Schacher on the Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on “Remain in Mexico” Policy.
Fair Observer: “Remain in Mexico” Is a Travesty of Asylum Policy
Yael Schacher reveals how the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy is failing—and why it is the wrong approach.
U.S. “Return to Mexico” Policy Inhumane and Illegal
Refugees International is deeply alarmed by a new policy from the Trump administration that prevents Central Americans from seeking asylum along the U.S. southern border.