Policy Solutions to Safeguard and Strengthen the U.S. Asylum System
Policy Memo
March 21, 2024
In this policy memo, the #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign recommends four practical solutions to ensure meaningful access to a fair and humane asylum process.
Policy Analysis and Recommendations
The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) is a leading voice in the movement to rebuild the U.S. asylum system and expand access to protection for women, children, LGBTQ+ people, and others seeking refuge. Our Policy & Advocacy team serves as a critical resource on asylum to policymakers, journalists, and the public. We provide rapid analysis of policy developments and offer practical recommendations for decision-makers at all levels of government, advising our leaders on how to ensure the United States lives up to its legal and moral commitments to people fleeing persecution.
Legal Action Agenda for Climate Displacement
Policy Memo
March 1, 2024
This agenda covers frameworks to support climate-impacted people who relocate across borders and those who are internally displaced, as well as strategies for supporting adaptation in place.
Agenda de Acción Legal para el Desplazamiento Climático
Policy Memo
March 1, 2024
Ésta agenda abarca marcos para apoyar a las personas afectadas por el clima que se trasladan a través de las fronteras y a los desplazados internos, así como estrategias para apoyar la adaptación in situ.
Advocates Tell Biden Officials: Proposed Immigration Policy Changes Will Fail and Cause Great Harm to Asylum
Sign-on Letter
February 23, 2024
We joined more than 150 organizations in a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course following reports that the administration may wield its executive power to enact extreme anti-asylum policies.
Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants: Revisiting Migrants’ Contributions from a Human Rights-Based Approach: a Discussion on Facilitating and Hindering Factors
Human Rights Body Submission
February 23, 2024
This submission addresses inquiries related to promoting awareness and fostering accurate narratives about migration, by spotlighting initiatives led by the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies.
“Manifesting” Fear At the Border: Lessons from Title 42 Expulsions
Policy Memo
January 30, 2024
This memo explains how relying on a "manifestation of fear" process, or “shout test,” at the border results in refugees being returned to danger, in violation of international law.
Writen Statement on Climate Displacement to the International Court of Justice
Human Rights Body Submission
January 19, 2024
Refugee and human rights advocates submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice addressing climate-related displacement as a useful reference for participating parties in the matter of the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change.
Honduras: Climate Change, Human Rights Violations, and Forced Displacement
Report
December 20, 2023
This report sheds light on the far-reaching effects of the climate emergency in Honduras. It includes recommendations directed at both the U.S. and Honduran governments, urging decisive action to address these challenges, protect the environment, and safeguard the human rights of those affected.
Honduras: Cambio climático, violaciones de derechos humanos, y desplazamiento
Report
December 20, 2023
Este informe arroja luz sobre los efectos de largo alcance de la emergencia climática en Honduras.
Mexico Should Refrain from Adopting Bilateral Agreements with the U.S that Violate the Right to Seek Asylum
Sign-on Letter
December 18, 2023
We joined an open letter addressed to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Alicia Báracena, urging the Mexican government to refrain from agreeing to more migrant expulsions from the United States in light of restrictive, anti-asylum proposals being considered by the U.S. Congress.