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.
Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on “Remain in Mexico” Policy Puts Lives At Risk
Statement from Senior U.S. Domestic Advocate Yael Schacher on the Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on “Remain in Mexico” Policy.
Senate Climate Change Task Force: Climate Change and Refugees
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz delivered remarks at a Senate Climate Change Task Force session on Climate Change and Refugees.
Refugees International Joins 76 Organizations Calling on Congress to Oppose Protection Rollbacks for Asylum Seekers
Refugees International and 76 other organizations call on Congress in an advocacy letter to oppose any legislation that would expand the scale or length of immigrant family detention, overturn the child protection policies and laws currently governing the treatment of migrant children in custody, or undermine asylum protections.
Trump Administration Must Reconsider Eliminating Poverty-focused Assistance Programs in Central America
Eliminating poverty-focused assistance to Central American and abandoning the poor and vulnerable communities with whom we work is short-sighted and counterproductive.
Oppose Anti-Immigrant State Department Nominee to Protect U.S. Refugee Program
We joined a letter calling for the Trump administration to withdraw Ronald Mortensen’s nomination to be Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, whose nomination was resubmitted on January 16, 2019.
U.S. Immigration Detention Centers & Treatment of Immigrants in Detention
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.
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.