Abdul Hamid, a Rohingya refugee, was stateless for nearly two decades before he found a home in the United States. Now amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Abdul works as a medical translator.
Deportación con escala: Fracaso de las medidas de protección que establece el Acuerdo de Cooperación en materia de Asilo suscrito entre Estados Unidos y Guatemala
Bajo el Acuerdo Cooperativo de Asilo (ACA) con Guatemala, los Estados Unidos ha transferido rápidamente a solicitantes de asilo no guatemaltecos a Guatemala sin permitirles solicitar asilo en los Estados Unidos.
Statement for the Record: Incarceration and Detenti on of Asylum Seekers During COVID-19
Senior U.S. Advocate Yael Schacher highlights three concerns regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies on detention, deportation, and expulsion of asylum seekers during the pandemic.
Refugees International Statement on the Murder of George Floyd
Refugees International joins millions of Americans and hundreds of civil society organizations around the country in demanding justice for George Floyd, an unarmed black American who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020.
Refugees International ‘Mourns Lives Lost’ by Trump WHO Decision
Statement from Refugees International President Eric Schwartz on United States President Donald Trumps’ decision to “terminate” the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Voices from the Border: Voices from the Guatemala ACA
Refugees International and Human Rights Watch hosted a webinar about the U.S.-Guatemala asylum cooperative agreement.
Indefinite Suspension of Protections for Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Children Under May 19, 2020 Order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
250 organizations, many of which advocate on behalf of asylum seekers, immigrants, unaccompanied children, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, write to strenuously object to the administration’s exploitation of the COVID-19 pandemic as a pretext to implement indefinite, illegal, and life-threatening restrictions on humanitarian protections at the southern U.S. border.
Deportation with a Layover: Failure of Protection under the U.S.-Guatemala Asylum Cooperative Agreement
Under the ACA with Guatemala, the United States has rapidly transferred non-Guatemalan asylum seekers to Guatemala without allowing them to lodge asylum claims in the United States.
U.S.: Abusive Transfers of Asylum Seekers to Guatemala
The U.S.-Guatemala Asylum Cooperative Agreement does not meet the criteria in U.S. law for a Safe Third Country Agreement that would enable Salvadorans and Hondurans to seek asylum in a safe country other than the United States.
Proposed House COVID-19 Bill Fails the World’s Most Vulnerable
A proposed House of Representatives COVID-19 bill fails to include any international assistance funding.