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 submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, focusing on the nexus between gender equality and development. The submission highlights the challenges Honduran women face from climate change, disasters, and environmental degradation, and ways to address them.
CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment highlighting deficiencies in environmental assessments and the failure to adequately consult Indigenous communities in Honduras.
We submitted our analysis of the government’s interim final rule regarding registration for noncitizens. Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
This submission to the UN Human Rights Council documents how current U.S. policies denying migrants the right to seek asylum violate both domestic and international law, and have a disproportionate impact on Haitian and other Black asylum seekers forced to stay in Mexico.
This webinar explores the Trump administration’s migration policies, including asylum restrictions, TPS terminations, border militarization, and migrant transfers to third countries. Panelists discuss legal, humanitarian, and due process implications.
Estas Herramientas Prácticas brindan orientación sobre la aplicación del derecho internacional y regional de los refugiados y de los DDHH a solicitudes de protección vinculadas con el clima y los desastres. Incluye principios legales, consideraciones clave y casos selectos.
Este documento ofrece un resumen de Protección internacional para las personas desplazadas a través de fronteras en el contexto del cambio climático y los desastres: Herramientas prácticas. Presenta consideraciones clave y sirve como una guía de referencia rápida.
This Toolkit offers guidance on applying international and regional refugee and human rights law to protection claims involving climate change and disasters. It equips decision-makers and advocates with key legal principles, considerations, and case examples.
This document provides an overview of International Protection for People Displaced Across Borders in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters: A Practical Toolkit. It introduces key considerations for decision-makers and practitioners, serving as a ready-reference guide.
This policy memo examines key elements of the Chile Declaration and Plan of Action, focusing on climate and disaster-related displacement, protection and cooperation measures, and advocacy opportunities to support its implementation over the next decade.