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Actualización sobre el acceso al asilo en la administración Biden
Este documento es una hoja informativa sobre el aceso al asilo en la administración Biden de enero de 2021 a agosto de 2021.
Doble disuación: acceso al asilo en la administración Biden
Este documento resume la forma en la que los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y México obstaculizan y expulsan a las personas que buscan protección internacional, que incluye recomendaciones sobre los pasos que deben tomar ambos gobiernos.
Policy Solutions to Safeguard and Strengthen the U.S. Asylum System
In this policy memo, the #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign recommends four practical solutions to ensure meaningful access to a fair and humane asylum process.
Guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas
We joined our co-authors in releasing guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas in anticipation of the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California in June 2022.
U.S., Latin American and Caribbean Organizations Respond to the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection
We joined 25 others organizations on a statement about the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.
Advocates Tell Biden Officials: Proposed Immigration Policy Changes Will Fail and Cause Great Harm to Asylum
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.
“Manifesting” Fear At the Border: Lessons from Title 42 Expulsions
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.
México no debe adoptar más acuerdos bilaterales con EEUU que vulneren el derecho a solicitar y recibir asilo
Carta pública dirigida a la Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores de México, Alicia Báracena para hacer un llamado para que México no acepte ningún acuerdo adicional con Estados Unidos que incremente expulsiones de personas, desde ese país a territorio mexicano, transgrediendo aún más el derecho a solicitar y recibir asilo y exponiendo a las personas en situación de movilidad a abusos y violaciones a derechos humanos.
Mexico Should Refrain from Adopting Bilateral Agreements with the U.S that Violate the Right to Seek Asylum
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.
Selling Out LGBTQ Immigrants Will Result in the Death of Queer and Trans Asylum Seekers
CGRS joined 40 LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights organizations in a letter to Congress and President Biden, urging them to reject legislative proposals that would gut asylum protections for LGBTQ+ refugees.