Like many around the world and in the United States, Refugees International is shocked and gravely concerned by numerous recent revelations of inhumane detention conditions for asylum seekers, including children.
Refugees International Urges Top State Department Lawyer to Pull Out of Guatemala ‘Safe Third Country’ Talks
In an unusual letter to the State Department’s top acting lawyer, Eric Schwartz, president of Refugees International, has urged officials of the Department’s office of the legal adviser to “cease their involvement in efforts to secure” a safe third country agreement with the government of Guatemala.
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz: Deaths of Father, Daughter in Rio Grande Result of Inhumane Border Policies
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz shares thoughts on the tragic image of Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23-month-old daughter Valeria from El Salvador whose deaths are the inevitable result of policies that prevent people from seeking asylum in safety and dignity.
Refugees International President: Trump’s Guatemala Plan ‘An Astonishing Distortion of U.S. Asylum Law’
It is unconscionable and inhumane for the United States of America to force Guatemala to agree to being a ‘safe third country,’ and, thus, a haven for Central American asylum seekers when, in truth, it is nothing of the sort.
Statement for the Record on a Legislative Fix to the U.S. Border Crisis
Refugees International has observed with concern the inhumane handling of asylum seekers from Central America, particularly through the “Remain in Mexico” policy. In a statement for the record, we offer clear legislative options that would help address the crisis.
Refugees International President Slams Expansion of “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz says agreement extending the “Remain in Mexico” policy “is wicked and immoral because it deliberately imposes grave risks upon highly vulnerable children, women, and men in violation of the most fundamental principles of decency.
The Hill: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Pushes Asylum Seekers into Grave Danger
The Remain in Mexico program is an unserious and inhumane approach to the horrors of exploitation and persecution.
Abused, Blamed, and Refused: Protection Denied to Women and Children Trafficked Over the U.S. Southern Border
The Trump administration asserts that its policies at the U.S. southern border are designed to protect women and children from traffickers. Its actions tell a very different story.
Refugees International President: ‘Trump Using Evidence-free Rhetoric to Attack Asylum Seekers’
Although the president’s comments on refugees and asylum were short on details, they foreshadow a parade of horribles that will perpetuate his administration’s unmitigated hostility toward asylum seekers.
Primer for Members of the 116th Congress on International Humanitarian Assistance
Refugees International’s primer for members of the 116th Congress on international humanitarian assistance provides background on the proud, bipartisan tradition of U.S. leadership in humanitarian affairs.