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The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) is a leading voice in the movement to rebuild the U.S. asylum system and expand access to protection for women, children, LGBTQ+ people, and others seeking refuge. Our Policy & Advocacy team serves as a critical resource on asylum to policymakers, journalists, and the public. We provide rapid analysis of policy developments and offer practical recommendations for decision-makers at all levels of government, advising our leaders on how to ensure the United States lives up to its legal and moral commitments to people fleeing persecution.
CGRS Submission to ICC on Gender Persecution Principles
CGRS submitted input to The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to inform its forthcoming principles on gender persecution
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.
CGRS Input for the Report on Indigenous Peoples and International Solidarity
CGRS submitted input to the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity to inform its report on Indigenous peoples and international solidarity. The submission highlights the deplorable Indigenous rights conditions in Honduras and offers recommendations.
CGRS Input for the Report on Human Rights Defenders Working in Remote and Rural Areas
CGRS submitted input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to inform its report on defenders working in remote and rural areas. The submission highlights conditions of violence and harm in Honduras and offers recommendations to address these challenges.
Root Causes of Migration: How Climate Change and Environmental Degradation Impact Honduran Asylum Seekers
This factsheet highlights key elements of a declaration by renowned expert Donald Hernández Palma, detailing how the devastating effects of climate change and disasters have profoundly impacted human rights in Honduras.
Causas raíz de la migración: cómo el cambio climático y la degradación ambiental afectan a los solicitantes de asilo hondureños
Este documento destaca elementos clave de la declaración del reconocido experto Donald Hernández Palma, que detalla cómo los devastadores efectos del cambio climático y los desastres ambientales han impactado profundamente los derechos humanos en Honduras.
Submission to the UN Human Rights Commissioner on Principles Provisions and Pathways to Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent
CGRS submitted input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on the the sexual and gender-based violence that Haitian and other Afro-descendant asylum seekers face on their journey to safety through the Darién region.
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.
Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Access to U.S. Asylum
CGRS submitted input to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on barriers to asylum for children seeking safety in the United States, the importance of adopting a child-sensitive approach, and recommendations to ensure the protection of refugee children.
