Expansions to Central American Minors Program a Welcome Step, More Must Be Done
A federal notice announced expansions to the CAM program for parents and legal guardians from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
April 11, 2023
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Refugees International Statement on VP Harris’ Visit to Guatemala
Refugees International is concerned that Vice President Harris’ message to Guatemalans undermines the right to seek asylum under U.S. law.
June 7, 2021
Refugees International Concerned by U.S. Agreements with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala
Refugees International Latin America Advocate Rachel Schmidtke reacts to news that the Biden administration has secured agreements with Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala to put more troops on their borders.
April 12, 2021
Refugees International Statement on DHS Misuse of State Department Funding in Guatemala
Refugees International on the report of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents working in Guatemala, illegally arresting and transporting Honduran migrants to the Honduran border.
October 15, 2020
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…
May 19, 2020
Deportations from the United States Are Spreading COVID-19 to Guatemala, Placing Many at Risk
Statement from Refugees International Advocate for Latin America Rachel Schmidtke in response to the Guatemalan Health Minister’s statement today that 75 percent of deportees arriving on a flight from the…
April 14, 2020
Refugees International Appalled by U.S.-Guatemala “Safe Third Country” Asylum Pact
Guatemala is in no way safe for refugees and asylum seekers, and all the strong-arming in the world won’t make it so.
July 26, 2019
Refugees International Welcomes News of Canceled Trump-Morales Meeting
We welcome news that the Monday meeting between President Morales and President Trump on a so-called safe third country agreement has been postponed.
July 14, 2019
Reported U.S.-Guatemala Asylum Pact ‘A Stain on This Nation’s Honor’
A reported U.S.-Guatemala asylum pact is “a stain on this nation's honor” says Refugees International President Eric Schwartz.
July 13, 2019
U.S.-Guatemala Asylum Pact Slams Door to People Escaping Violence
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales is coming to Washington to finalize negotiations with President Trump on a “safe third country agreement” that would be an egregious violation of law and common…
July 11, 2019
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