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This article describes a letter sent by 182 organizations, urging the Trump administration to reverse its Title 42 policy, which allows border agents to summarily expel asylum seekers under the pretext of the pandemic.

CGRS Legal Director Blaine Bookey breaks down the Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Texas, ruling that the administration has the legal authority to end the Remain in Mexico policy. Bookey explains what the Court's ruling means for asylum seekers at the border and discusses what comes next.

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.

This factsheet describes the impact of Title 42 on Haitian asylum seekers, drawing on interviews conducted by a delegation from CGRS, the Hastings to Haiti Partnership, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and École Supérieure Catholique de Droit de Jérémie (ESCDROJ).

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 video details CGRS's litigation and advocacy efforts, in coordination with movement partners, which led to a major victory for refugee women and families: Attorney General Garland's reversal of the restrictive Trump-era ruling in Matter of A-B-.

We joined a letter to President Biden, President Lopez Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau, urging them to center human rights and humanitarian protections in their regional migration discussions.

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