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.
Letter Urges U.S. Vice President Pence and Mexican President-Elect López Obrador to Protect Asylum Seekers
In a letter addressed to Mexican President-Elect López Obrador and U.S. Vice President Pence, 19 former senior U.S. officials involved in national security, refugees and asylum, and Western hemispheric affairs 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.
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.
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.
Vidas en riesgo: Fallas en las medidas de protección que afectan a hondureños y salvadoreños deportados de Estados Unidos y México
Tanto Estados Unidos como México deportan a personas con considerables necesidades de protección a Honduras y El Salvador.
Displacement and Violence in the Northern Triangle
Following a recent mission to the Northern Triangle region of Central American, Refugees International finds that current conditions require that the United States government not deport Temporary Protective Status beneficiaries from Honduras and El Salvador. Rather, the U.S. should provide alternatives for Honduran and Salvadoran women, men and children to remain in the United States legally.
Investigando los Desplazados Internos de México y El Salvador
Mexicanos y Salvadoreños siguen sufriendo ataques diarios contra los individuos, familias y comunidades a través de la extorsión, secuestros, violaciones y homicidios. Estos ataques son generalmente a manos de grupos y bandas criminales organizadas, pero a menudo, la policía y los militares están involucrados o específicamente orquestando eventos violentos. La inseguridad y la focalización de…
Refugees International, Washington Office on Latin America, and Latin America Working Group Call on Mexican Government to Provide Protection to Displaced Mexican Human Rights Defender
Por medio de la presente, les escribimos para expresar nuestra preocupación por la vulnerabilidad en la que se encuentra la defensora Esperanza Hernández Lugo, defensora de derechos humanos que acompaña en temas humanitarios a la población que sufre desplazamiento interno en el estado de Sinaloa.
In Mexico, Hundreds of Thousands Displaced by Crime
Although official counts vary widely, hundreds of thousands of Mexican citizens are known to be internally displaced. Most of those who fled their homes left as a result of violence at the hands of organized criminal groups. The highest rates of displacement are found in Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Durango, Sinaloa, Michoacán, and Guerrero –…