Refugees International’s Yael Schacher joined Johns Hopkins Science Policy Group for their fifth STEMulate The Vote Seminar Series on immigration.
Trump Administration Cements Record Low Refugee Resettlement Cap of 15,000
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz condemns the Trump administration’s historically low refugee resettlement cap and new restrictions on resettlement from Somalia, Syria, and Yemen.
Supreme Court Must Affirm Illegality of Trump Administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher reacts to the news that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the “Remain in Mexico” policy.
Refugees International Concerned about Reported U.S. Deportations of Venezuelans via Trinidad and Tobago
Refugees International expresses alarm about reports that the Trump administration has been engaged in stealth deportations of Venezuelans from the United States to Venezuela via third countries, including Trinidad and Tobago.
Refugees International Statement on DHS Misuse of State Department Funding in Guatemala
Refugees International on the report of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents working in Guatemala, illegally arresting and transporting Honduran migrants to the Honduran border.
I-GMAP Webinar: The U.S. Southern Border as an Atrocity Prevention Site
Refugees International’s Yael Schacher joined the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention held their first webinar to discuss the U.S. southern border as an atrocity prevention site.
The U.S. Must Immediately Halt ICE Deportations of Africans
Refugees International is alarmed by reports that the Trump administration will begin deporting large groups of asylum seekers from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo this week.
The Advocate: Do LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers Have a Future in the United States?
LGBTQ+ asylum seekers have compelling reasons for fleeing their home countries. The United States should provide them a fair asylum process.
Advocates and Historians Call on National Archives to Retain Records on CBP Misconduct
Historian and Refugees International U.S. Senior Advocate Yael Schacher explains why it is crucial for the National Archives to retain records regarding CBP misconduct that the agency wants to destroy.
Refugees International Statements on FY2021 Refugee PD and Facebook Decision to Remove Trump Campaign Anti-Immigrant Ads
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz condemns President Trump’s FY2021 intention for the lowest refugee admissions ceiling (15,000) since the start of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Schwartz also applauds Facebook’s removal of the Trump campaign’s anti-immigrant ads.