The decision should serve as a warning to the Costa Rican government not to collaborate with the United States on deportation deals that will violate the human rights of migrants.
SCOTUS Green Lights Trump Deportations to Danger
Refugees International is outraged by this decision, which undermines the rule of law, the rights of immigrants, and U.S. obligations under the Convention Against Torture.
Q&A: Why Challenging the Trump Administration’s Ban on Refugee Resettlement Is So Important
On Monday January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order indefinitely stopping resettlement of refugees in the United States through the US Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Within a few days, the Departments of State, Homeland Security, and Health and Human services suspended all USRAP processing and refugee-related funding, including to non-profit, non-governmental resettlement agencies.…
La Nación: Casi 4 Meses Después, Las Historias de Migrantes Deportados Siguen Doliendo
El gobierno de Costa Rica participó voluntariamente en una serie de violaciones de derechos humanos contra personas migrantes expulsadas por Washington.
U.S. Travel Ban Is Inhumane and Discriminatory
This new policy is cruel, inconsistent, and nonsensical – and that is indeed the point. This is not a policy that protects America, it is a policy of bigotry masked in legalese.
Refugees International Calls on Congress to Reject Rescissions Package
Statement from Refugees International President Jeremy Konyndyk: This package will have no meaningful impact on the federal deficit, but it will have a dramatically damaging impact on humanitarian crises around the world. We urge all members of Congress to preserve lifesaving programs and maintain U.S. humanitarian leadership by rejecting this reckless proposal.” For more information…
Refugees International Condemns SCOTUS Rulings That Strip Hundreds of Thousands of People of Humanitarian Status, Exposing Them to Detention and Deportation to Danger
The ruling strips them of their legal permission to live and work in the United States, exposing them to possible detention and deportation.
Rapid U.S. Policy Shifts Threaten Humanitarian Protections for Migrants in Costa Rica, New Report Warns
Rapid and problematic shifts in U.S. policy under the Trump administration are undermining critical humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the Americas—with severe consequences for Costa Rica.
Limited Aid and Impossible Choices for People Seeking Refuge: The Human Impact of Trump Administration Policies in Costa Rica
In just four months, the Trump administration has dismantled this protection infrastructure and pressured Costa Rica into violating the rights of refugees – while simultaneously increasing the migration pressures.
New Report Reveals Rampant Abuse and Enforced Disappearances of Asylum Seekers in CBP Custody, Illegal Expulsions, and Refoulement
A new report reveals systemic and grave human rights abuses by the Trump administration against asylum seekers in CBP custody.