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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.
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
We submitted a comment analyzing and urging the Biden administration to withdraw its proposed rule creating a new system for adjudication of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims, which undermines U.S. legal obligations to protect refugees.
The Justice Department Must Review EOIR Personnel and Install New Leadership
We joined a letter urging the Justice Department to conduct a review of all Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) personnel decisions made under the Trump administration, install new leadership to all key posts, and diversify the immigration judge corps.
Evolution of Refugee and Asylum Law in the United States
This volume engages human rights, domestic immigration law, refugee policy in the United States, Canada, and Europe. CGRS Director Karen Musalo authored Chapter 2: Evolution of Refugee and Asylum Law in the United States.
Working with Medical and Mental Health Experts in Asylum and Related Fear-of-Return Claims
This article discusses the role health experts play in asylum and other fear-of-return cases and offers guidance on best practices for collaboration between attorneys and experts.
Applying the refugee definition to child-specific forms of persecution
This chapter in the "Research Handbook on Child Migration" analyzes how the refugee definition properly applies in children’s asylum cases and how governments can better protect children from harm.
Deteriorating Conditions in the Jérémie, Haiti Prison: A Call to Action to Preserve Due Process and Human Life
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
Kondisyon k ap grangennen nan prizon Jeremi, Ayiti:Apèl alaksyon pou prezève garanti pou respè lavi moun, avèk pou yo jwenn yon pwosè jis epi ekitab
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
Détérioration des conditions de détention dans la prison civile de Jérémie, en Haïti: Un appel à l'action pour préserver la vie humaine et le droit à un procès équitable
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
