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Qué esperar de Trump 2.0: la expansión de restricciones al asilo y la externalización de la frontera
Esta hoja informativa analiza el esperado endurecimiento de políticas de asilo y fronterizas bajo el segundo mandato de Trump, incluyendo restricciones al acceso al asilo, externalización fronteriza, aumento de deportaciones y reducción de vías migratorias regulares.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS and DOJ Request for Comments: Securing the Border, 89 FR 81156
We submitted our analysis of the government's final rule that essentially closes off asylum during "emergency border circumstances." Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
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 asylum and increase safety at the border.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS and DOJ Request for Comments: Securing the Border, 89 FR 48710 and Presidential Proclamation, 89 FR 48487
We submitted our analysis of the government's interim final rule that essentially closes off asylum during "emergency border circumstances." Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS Request for Comments: Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings, 89 Fed. Reg. 41347
We submitted our analysis of the government's proposed rule permitting asylum officers to consider the applicability of statutory bars during initial fear screenings. Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
The Asylum Ban: One Year On
One year into the implementation of the Biden administration's asylum ban, this factsheet describes how the ban has been applied in asylum cases and the status of ongoing legal challenges.
Immigration Advocacy and National Faith, Progressive, Human and Civil Rights Organizations Oppose Further Senate Movement on Anti-Immigrant Legislation
This joint statement expresses opposition to reported plans by Leader Schumer and Senate leadership to bring the failed Lankford-Murphy immigration bill, any of its components or paired with other bills, to the floor for a vote.
Precluding Protection: Findings from Interviews with Haitian Asylum Seekers in Central and Southern Mexico
Drawn from over 100 interviews with asylum seekers and local service providers in Tapachula and Mexico City, this report discusses myriad barriers to protection and inhumane conditions facing Haitian asylum seekers in Mexico.
Mitos y verdades sobre cambios en las políticas de asilo en la frontera de EE. UU. en la víspera del nuevo gobierno
Este documento es una hoja informativa sobre mitos y verdades sobre cambios en las políticas de asilo en la frontera de EE. UU. en la víspera del nuevo gobierno.
Resumen de la segunda ronda de órdenes ejecutivas del gobierno Biden relacionadas con la migración y otras actualizaciones
El 2 de febrero de 2021 el presidente Joe Biden firmó tres órdenes ejecutivas relacionadas con la migración, buscando establecer procesos para revertir algunas de las políticas del gobierno Trump y empezar a reconstruir el sistema de inmigración del país, incluyendo un sistema de asilo justo y ef
