Refugees International’s Yael Schacher testified before the United States Commission on Civil Rights for a hearing on Immigration Detention Centers & Treatment of Immigrants in Detention.
RI Welcomes Commitment to Register Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago: Urges Generous Implementation of New Policy Proposal
In an open letter sent to Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley earlier this morning, Refugees International’s President Eric Schwartz raises concerns about the registration process and the guarantee of essential rights like access to work and education.
Hidden and Afraid—Venezuelans Without Status or Protection on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Curaçao
Displaced Venezuelans in Curaçao live hidden and afraid with no real opportunities to obtain protection.
Quito III: What Regional Governments Must Do to Help Displaced Venezuelans
The Venezuelan displacement crisis continues to grow, Refugees International takes stock of recent developments and the goals of the Quito Process.
Refugees International Joins More Than 50 Organizations Opposed to Proposed Cuts to Foreign Assistance in Central America
Refugees International and over 50 other organizations issued a statement condemning announced plans by the Trump administration to end foreign assistance programs in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Myanmar Women Stand with Myanmar Women
Refugees International had the honor of meeting two women, both born in Myanmar, who received the Secretary of State’s 2019 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award.
Fair Observer: “Remain in Mexico” Is a Travesty of Asylum Policy
Yael Schacher reveals how the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy is failing—and why it is the wrong approach.
Congress Urged to Resist Massive Cuts in U.S. Humanitarian Aid
In a letter, over 50 former national security and foreign policy officials, as well as leaders in the NGO community, called upon Congress to resist administration proposals to dramatically cut U.S. humanitarian assistance. The letter also urges the Congress to protect the key role of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
Refugees International Statement on Trump Administration’s Humanitarian Relief Cuts
The Trump administration’s budget request for international humanitarian assistance for 2020 is appalling.
RI Concerned Over U.S. CBP’s Treatment of Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Asylum in the United States has been closed off for Central American families.