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CGRS is challenging the Trump administration's rule that attempts to end the right to an asylum interview.
Litigation
Defending asylum seekers in court is at the heart of what we do. The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies is committed to protecting as many refugees as possible under existing law even as we work for a more just legal system. We litigate in two key areas: advancing substantive asylum law to keep legal avenues open for refugees and protecting the asylum system itself to make sure that people have access to a fair legal process. This litigation docket provides an update on some of the major cases that CGRS is fighting in court.
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CGRS and our partners are challenging Trump's illegal Proclamation shutting down access to asylum at the southern border.
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This case challenges the Trump administration’s attempts to fast-track the deportation of unaccompanied children seeking asylum and prevent their attorneys from providing effective representation.
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CGRS and the ACLU won an injunction blocking the government from rejecting survivors of gender- and gang-related violence in initial asylum screenings at the border.
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We successfully advocated for Attorney General Garland to vacate the Trump-era ruling in Matter of A-B-, which slammed the door on refugee survivors of domestic violence.
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CGRS and the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program won an injunction blocking a Trump-era rule that would have created nearly insurmountable barriers to asylum.