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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.
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.
Cómo el proceso de Cartagena +40 puede fortalecer la protección para quienes enfrentan desplazamientos transfronterizos debido al cambio climático
El presente documento presenta las recomendaciones del CGRS para la Declaración y el Plan de Acción de Chile, que resultarán del proceso de Cartagena +40.
How the Cartagena +40 Process Can Improve Protection for Cross-Border Climate Displacement
This document presents CGRS's recommendations for the Chile Declaration and Plan of Action, which will emerge from the Cartagena +40 process.
Asylum Claims for Individuals Fleeing Climate Change or Environmental Disasters: Making the Best Use of Existing Legal Frameworks
This document summarizes CGRS's practice advisories, "Analyzing Asylum Claims for Individuals Fleeing Climate Change or Environmental Disasters" and "Investigating Climate-Related Aspects of Fear-of-Return Claims." The first advisory explains how displaced individuals can seek protection under U.
Explainer: Cruz Galicia v. Garland on climate-related asylum
This explainer analyzes the First Circuit decision in Cruz Galicia v. Garland, denying a climate-related asylum claim.
Recommendations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the Cartagena +40 Process: The Need to Address Climate-Related Displacement
CGRS and our partners provided policy recommendations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as part of the Cartagena +40 process, focusing on the response to displacement caused or exacerbated by climate change and disasters.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS and DOJ Request for Comments: Securing the Border, 89 FR 48710 and Presidential Proclamation, 89 FR 48487
We submitted our analysis of the government's interim final rule that essentially closes off asylum during "emergency border circumstances." Our comment urges the government to withdraw the rule in its entirety.
Submission to the UN Human Rights Commissioner on Racism Against Haitians and Other Black Migrants
CGRS submitted input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on xenophobia and racism Haitian and other Black asylum seekers face across several countries. The input contributes to the follow-up on implementing the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
