In a statement for the record to the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, Yael Schacher outlines three ways that the Remain in Mexico policy raises legal and human rights concerns.
Washington Post: Why Forbidding Asylum Seekers from Working Undermines the Right to Seek Asylum
A new Trump administration proposal would undermine the rights of all workers and harm asylum seekers.
Civil Society Groups Must Be Allowed to Participate in the Quito Process
The Working Group on Venezuelan Human Mobility released a letter requesting that civil society be allowed to participate in the Quito process and outlining priorities for long-term and human rights-based solutions to regional migration phenomena.
Trump Administration Puts More Nails in the Coffin of Decency and Fairness to Asylum Seekers
The Trump administration is inflicting unnecessary suffering and pain on asylum seekers.
U.S. Government Should Protect 30-Day Rule to Process Asylum Seeker Work Permits
Refugees International submitted a comment for the record opposing the Trump administration’s proposed rule to eliminate the 30-day deadline to process initial asylum seekers’ work permits.
Ensuring Solidarity with Displaced Venezuelans: Supporting Countries and Communities Hosting and Protecting Them
Refugees International and a wide range of other international and national NGOs active in the Latin America and Caribbean region issued a joint statement calling for solidarity with displaced Venezuelans, which was delivered at the International Solidarity Conference for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants on October 28, 2019.
Voices of the Banned: The Trump Administration’s Exclusion of Muslims Seeking Refuge
The Trump administration’s travel ban, upheld by the Supreme Court in June 2018, is unnecessarily putting lives at risk.
Mexico Needs a Better Asylum System
Resources could be far more effectively and humanely used in Mexico to dramatically enhance Mexican capacity to provide asylum and opportunities for Central Americans.
U.S. Withdrawal from Northeast Syria Could Displace Hundreds of Thousands
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeast Syria could open new fronts in the conflict and newly displace hundreds of thousands of civilians across an area already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
Meet the Woman Standing Up for Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Meet Gladis, one of the few people providing aid to several hundred asylum seekers returned to Mexico