A DHS and HHS rule that allows for detaining asylum-seeking families for longer periods and under different standards than currently required under the Flores settlement is unnecessary and harmful.
Searching for Safety: Confronting Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Venezuelan Women and Girls
As Venezuelans flee their country, the risk of trafficking and sexual exploitation of Venezuelan women and girls is becoming more acute and demands urgent attention.
Refugees International Strongly Opposes Harmful Secure and Protect Act of 2019
The so-called Secure and Protect Act of 2019 weakens protections for asylum seekers and flouts the United States’ national refugee and immigration legislation.
Refugees International Appalled by U.S.-Guatemala “Safe Third Country” Asylum Pact
Guatemala is in no way safe for refugees and asylum seekers, and all the strong-arming in the world won’t make it so.
Venezuelan Displacement: Immense Humanitarian Challenges
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz briefs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the immense humanitarian challenges of the Venezuelan displacement crisis.
Washington Post: How Advocates Can Defeat Trump’s Latest Assault on Asylum Seekers
A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would make it all but impossible for most people to apply for asylum at the southern border.
UNFPA Cuts Will Endanger Displaced Women and Children
The Trump administration’s decision to withhold funds from the UN Population Fund will affect some of the world’s most vulnerable people, including survivors of sexual violence who have fled from conflict or have been displaced by natural disasters.
Refugees International Joins 45 Other Groups Calling on the United States to Renew TPS for Syrians
Refugees International joined 45 other organizations in sending a letter to Secretary of State Michal Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan to renew and redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Syrians in the United States.
Refugees International: DHS/DOJ Asylum Rule is Illegal and Immoral
Under U.S. law, transit through another country before reaching the border of the United States is not a legitimate reason to bar someone from seeking asylum.
Refugees International Welcomes News of Canceled Trump-Morales Meeting
We welcome news that the Monday meeting between President Morales and President Trump on a so-called safe third country agreement has been postponed.