CGRS remains steadfast in our commitment to defend the United States’ promise of protection for those escaping persecution. We've been here before, and we're not backing down.
The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies defends the human rights of courageous refugees seeking asylum in the United States. With strategic focus and unparalleled legal expertise, CGRS champions the most challenging cases, fights for due process, and promotes policies that deliver safety and justice for refugees.
CGRS undertakes strategic litigation to advance sound asylum laws and protect due process rights. Our current docket includes federal lawsuits challenging anti-asylum border policies and high-impact appellate cases that present opportunities to restore paths to protection.
CGRS provides free expert consultation, litigation resources, and training to attorneys and advocates working with asylum seekers.
We advocate for the fair and dignified treatment of asylum seekers and promote policies that honor our country’s legal obligations to refugees.
The Trump administration's recent asylum ruling in Matter of K-E-S-G- "seeks to return refugee law to an era when violence against women was dismissed as a private matter, not of concern to governments or human rights institutions," CGRS Director Karen Musalo writes for the Los Angeles Times.
The Trump administration is undermining the integrity of the Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, injecting incomplete or misleading information into critical legal processes that rely on professional, unbiased research.
CGRS Senior Counsel Anne Peterson details our client Ms. E.G.V.'s harrowing experience in ICE detention, the government's failure to keep records of her mistreatment, and our FOIA lawsuit with Casa Cornelia.
Our analysis examines the Court’s findings on climate-related human mobility and offers recommendations for States, civil society, and academia to strengthen protection and guide advocacy moving forward.
CGRS is at the forefront of the movement to ensure protections for women and girls seeking safety, advocating for policies that recognize gender-based persecution as a basis for asylum.
CGRS is pursuing advocacy and litigation to confront the climate crisis. Our goal is to expand legal avenues to protection for climate or disaster-displaced people seeking refuge in the United States.
This spring the Supreme Court will hear arguments in our lawsuit Noem v. Al Otro Lado, a case with major implications for the future of asylum at the U.S. southern border. As our hearing approaches, we’re mobilizing communities and advocates nationwide to stand up for asylum with the No Turning Back campaign.
Your support for CGRS goes to work every day, protecting the human rights of women, children, and LGBTQ+ people seeking refuge in the United States.
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