Yael Schacher reveals how the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy is failing—and why it is the wrong approach.
Congress Urged to Resist Massive Cuts in U.S. Humanitarian Aid
In a letter, over 50 former national security and foreign policy officials, as well as leaders in the NGO community, called upon Congress to resist administration proposals to dramatically cut U.S. humanitarian assistance. The letter also urges the Congress to protect the key role of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).
Refugees International Statement on Trump Administration’s Humanitarian Relief Cuts
The Trump administration’s budget request for international humanitarian assistance for 2020 is appalling.
RI Deeply Alarmed Over U.S. National Emergency Declaration
The efforts of individuals to seek asylum in the United States does not constitute a national security crisis. In manufacturing this so-called crisis, the administration seeks to justify its efforts to close off asylum in violation of American law and tradition.
President Trump’s State of the Union Address Disregards U.S. Legal Obligations Toward Refugees and Asylum Seekers
What the president cast as a national security crisis at the U.S. southern border is instead a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by his administration’s own policies.
U.S. “Return to Mexico” Policy Inhumane and Illegal
Refugees International is deeply alarmed by a new policy from the Trump administration that prevents Central Americans from seeking asylum along the U.S. southern border.
“End the Shutdown” Legislation Riddled With Violations of U.S. Commitments to Refugee Protection
Refugees International today strongly urges the Congress to reject the End the Shutdown and Secure the Border Act of 2019 in its current form due to measures it would impose that violate U.S. commitments to refugee protection and abuse human rights.
With U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Northern Syria, Humanitarian Crisis Looms
Refugees International warns that an abrupt withdrawal of American troops from northern Syria will create a power vacuum that will likely lead to a new round of conflict.
The Migrant Caravan: A Policy and Public Affairs Challenge
Refugees International President Eric Schwartz offers some perspectives on the migrant caravan and on questions relating to asylum.
Former U.S. Officials Urge U.S. Vice President Pence and Mexican President-Elect López Obrador to Protect Asylum Seekers
In a letter addressed to Mexican President-Elect López Obrador and U.S. Vice President Pence, 19 former senior U.S. officials urged the governments of Mexico and the United States to emphasize that the issue of migration from Central America is primarily a humanitarian issue.