U.S.-Mexico Border

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.

We submitted a statement for the record to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations, calling on Congress to ensure through oversight and appropriations an end to the inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico policy.

We submitted a statement for the record to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, calling on Congress to pass legislation to create an independent immigration court and ensure that immigration courts fairly adjudicate all asylum claims.

This op-ed describes the deleterious impacts of Title 42, debunks its purported public health justification, and argues for an end to the policy.

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.

This factsheet evaluates the Biden administration's treatment of people seeking asylum in its first year, including its embrace of Title 42, failure to end Remain in Mexico, and stalled progress on protections for survivors of gender-based violence.

This factsheet describes the crisis Haitian migrants face at the U.S border due to the Title 42 and Remain in Mexico policies and presents policy recommendations to the U.S government, beginning with a moratorium on removals to Haiti.

Esta hoja informativa describe la crisis que enfrentan los inmigrantes Haitianos en la frontera de los EE. UU. debido a las consecuencias de Título 42 y MPP. Esta hoja informativa da 7 recomendaciones para el gobierno de los EE. UU., por ejemplo: poner fin a todas las deportaciones a Haití.

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.

Este documento informativo describe como 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.