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El Salvador: Root Causes and Just Asylum Policy Responses

Commentary
Apr 30, 2021

The article discusses conditions in El Salvador which lead to forced migration, critiques U.S. asylum policy, details measures that have resulted in the denial of protection, provides modest reform proposals, and ends with recommendations for addressing the root causes of migration.

Limiting Customs and Border Protection’s Detention of People Who Are Pregnant, Postpartum and/or Nursing, and Infants

Sign-on Letter
Oct 20, 2022

We joined a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding they uphold the reproductive rights of migrants.

MC 340/10 – Situation of women and girl victims of sexual violence in Haiti

Human Rights Body Submission
Oct 07, 2022

CGRS and our partners filed a report with the Inter-American Commission on on Human Rights describing the situation of victims of sexual violence in Haiti, and calling on the commission to extend and expand its Precautionary Measures to better protect Haitian women and girls.

Credibility Issues in Children’s Asylum Claims: Findings and Recommendations

Factsheet
May 26, 2023

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.

Reforms Needed to Bring the United States into Compliance with the Refugee Convention & Protocol

Factsheet
Jul 12, 2023

This factsheet explains that the treaty obligations underpinning U.S. asylum law should be used in all contexts from individual representation to administrative rulemaking and statutory reform.