Refugees International welcomes a powerful letter from a group of faith-based organizations to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to publicly declare that the Myanmar military committed genocide against the Rohingya people.
An Appeal for the Rohingya to Both Presidential Campaigns
On August 19, Refugees International sent both major presidential campaigns the same request to publicly support a U.S. government declaration that the Rohingya have been subjected to genocide and crimes against humanity.
33 Legal and Human Rights Experts Urge Secretary Pompeo to Call Myanmar’s Crimes Genocide
Thirty-three legal and human rights experts, including former high-level State Department and White House officials, delivered a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to publicly determine that Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya people.
Secretary Pompeo: Make a Determination that Myanmar Committed Genocide
A group of thirty-three independent legal and human rights experts seek U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo’s assistance in addressing the ongoing plight of the Rohingya. They urge Secretary Pompeo to publicly determine that Myanmar committed genocide.
The Rohingya Crisis: Why a U.S. Genocide Determination Matters
Refugees International and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted a conversation about the Rohingya refugee crisis and why a U.S. genocide determination matters.
Family Separation and Lives in Limbo: U.S. Immigration Policy in the 1920s and during the Trump Administration
Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher examines policies and practices related to family separation among immigrants in the 1920s and now.
Voices from the Border: Humanitarians and Missing Migrants
Refugees International and Amnesty International hosted a conversation about humanitarian aid and missing migrants at the border.
Statement for the Record: Oversight of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher on the impact of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) budget crisis on the agency’s processing of humanitarian visas, asylum seekers, and refugees.
A Primer on the Trump Administration’s Most Ambitious Effort to End Asylum
The proposed rule would dramatically curtail eligibility for asylum in the United States and would violate U.S. and international law.
Refugees International Applauds Passage of the No Ban Act in the House
Statement from Refugees International’s Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher on the passage of the No Ban Act in the House of Representatives.