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Recuperando protecciones para sobrevivientes de violencia de género y de las pandillas
Este documento es una hoja informativa sobre una serie de decisiones el Fiscal General de Estados Unidos que representan una gran victoria para las mujeres y familias refugiadas.
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.
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.
Joint Analysis of Lankford-Cotton Bill and Violations of International Law
This memo outlines the ways in which the legislative proposals advanced by Senators Lankford and Cotton during budget negotiations would violate U.S. obligations to refugees under international law.
Letter to President Biden on Anti-Asylum Funding and Policy Proposals
We joined a letter to President Biden urging the administration to reject funding and policy proposals that would eviscerate access to asylum.
Credibility Issues in Children’s Asylum Claims: Findings and Recommendations
This factsheet provides an overview of CGRS's new practice advisory on establishing credibility in children's asylum claims, including strategies for advocates and recommendations for making the asylum system more fair and efficient in assessing children's claims.
The Biden-Harris Administration Must Take Decisive Action to Restore Asylum
On the week of President Biden's inauguration, this op-ed calls on the president to fulfill his promises to people seeking safety, restart asylum at the border, and turn the page on Trump-era cruelty.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS Request for Comments: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18078
We submitted our analysis of the Joint Interim Final Rule, urging the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to make improvements to the Rule to ensure that asylum seekers are not rushed through a process with a high risk of mistaken decisions resulting in return to their country of origin.
Litigation Update: Title 42 Litigation Reaches Turning Point
CGRS Managing Attorney Neela Chakravartula summarizes two major federal court rulings on the legality of Title 42, explains what these rulings mean for people seeking asylum, and describes what comes next.
Asylum Priorities for the Next Administration
This memo outlines CGRS's recommendations for six specific non-partisan priority actions the United States can take to rebuild the U.S. asylum system in the next presidential term.