This letter condemns the Biden administration's expansion of Title 42 and calls on the United States and all signatory countries of the Los Angeles Declaration to reverse course and ensure the humane reception of Venezuelans and others seeking safety in the region.
CGRS joined U.S. civil society organizations in this letter welcoming the House Resolution on Guatemala introduced on November 16, 2022 by Representatives Norma Torres, Albio Sires, Chuy Garcia, Jim McGovern, and Joaquin Castro.
We joined a letter to President Biden, President Lopez Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau, urging them to fulfill the commitment made in the LA Declaration on Migration and Protection and center human rights, humanitarian protection, and access to asylum for individuals fleeing persecution.
This piece describes how the Justice Department's immigration appeals tribunal has "upended law, policy, and sheer logic" to stack the deck against Central American refugees and calls on the Biden administration to right the course.
This op-ed calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to vacate the Trump-era Matter of A-B- ruling, which undermined access to asylum for survivors of domestic violence and gang brutality.
This op-ed calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to vacate the Trump-era Matter of A-B- ruling, which undermined access to asylum for survivors of domestic violence and gang brutality.
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.
We joined a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding they uphold the reproductive rights of migrants.
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.
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.