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. We call on the Biden administration to act swiftly to restore access to life-saving protection.
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.
This memo (also available in Spanish) analyses the administration's first executive actions impacting people seeking asylum and immigrants, as well as implications for Latin America and the Caribbean.
In a piece for Just Security, CGRS Director Karen Musalo joins refugee law scholars Denise Gilman and Jaya Ramji-Nogales, calling on our leaders to preserve the United States' legacy as a safe haven for people fleeing persecution.
This explainer analyzes the first court of appeals decision on a climate change-based asylum claim. In Cruz Galicia v. Garland, the First Circuit denied asylum to a Guatemalan family fleeing conditions compounded by the climate crisis.
CGRS and partners have published a new report on barriers to protection and dangers facing Haitian asylum seekers in Mexico, drawn from over 100 interviews with asylum seekers and service providers.
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.
CGRS and our partners, with the support of UNHCR, have released a first-of-its-kind global resource on international protection claims involving climate change and disasters.
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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