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.
Networks of Care for Displaced LGBTQ+ People: How the United States Can Support LGBTQ+-led Organizations in Central America and Mexico
The United States has an opportunity to support the rights of LGBTQ+ displaced people in the Americas.
Redes de Solidaridad de Personas LGBTQ+ Desplazadas: ¿Cómo Estados Unidos puede apoyar a las organizaciones lideradas por personas LGBTQ+ en Centroamérica y México?
Frecuentemente, las personas LGBTQ+ que provienen de los países de América Central enfrentan un mayor riesgo de sufrir violencia y discriminación, y miles han huido de sus países de origen en búsqueda de protección internacional.
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal: #ImmigrationANDHistory
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher joins Georgetown’s Immigration Law Journal for a discussion on #ImmigrationANDHistory.
Newsweek: How Biden Can Help Venezuelan Refugees
The Biden administration can do more to help displaced Venezuelans.
“This Cause is Personal to Every One of Us”: An Exchange with Fresh Start Refugee Assistance Center
Fresh Start is a non-profit run by Afghan-American women of diverse backgrounds and dedicated to helping support newly arriving Afghan families.
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