This explainer provides an overview of Cruz Galicia v. Garland, the first court of appeals decision on a climate change-based asylum claim, in which the court denied Mr. Cruz Galicia’s petition for review, finding that his proposed particular social group of “climate refugees” lacked social distinction, a necessary element of that ground for asylum. 

This practice advisory provides an overview of the Dedicated Docket, discusses strategies for representing families on the docket, and discusses strategies and best practices for mitigating and making a record of due process concerns for families whose cases are on the docket.

This toolkit includes pertinent resources on the historical and social context of political persecution in Brazil, the prevalence of this type of harm, and violence targeted at specific groups based on their political activities.

This toolkit includes pertinent resources on the historical and social context of political persecution in Cuba, the prevalence of this type of harm, and violence targeted at specific groups based on their political activities.

CGRS has added a new webinar on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule. In this webinar, CGRS attorneys discuss to whom the Rule applies, who may claim an exception, and when the presumption of ineligibility may be rebutted.