Joint Statement on Asylum Negotiations
Sign-on Letter
November 30, 2023
We joined a statement to Congress expressing extreme concern over proposals that would devastate the U.S. asylum process and harm asylum seekers and other vulnerable immigrants.
Policy Analysis and Recommendations
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.
Joint Analysis of Lankford-Cotton Bill and Violations of International Law
Policy Memo
November 28, 2023
This memo outlines the ways in which the legislative proposals advanced by Senators Lankford and Cotton during budget negotiations would violate U.S. obligations to refugees under international law.
Letter to President Biden on Anti-Asylum Funding and Policy Proposals
Sign-on Letter
November 9, 2023
We joined a letter to President Biden urging the administration to reject funding and policy proposals that would eviscerate access to asylum.
Cartagena+40: Una oportunidad para abordar el desplazamiento climático
Policy Memo
November 9, 2023
Este documento examina los vacíos legales en las políticas de los Estados Unidos para enfrentar la migración climática y el potencial del proceso Cartagena +40 para abordar el desplazamiento climático en las Américas
Policy Memo: Climate Change and Cross-Border Displacement
Policy Memo
October 25, 2023
This policy memo reviews seven existing and potential legal and policy options for improving the United States’ response to people fleeing across international borders in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters.
Climate Change and Cross-Border Displacement: What the Courts, the Administration, and Congress Can Do to Improve Options for the United States
Policy Memo
September 1, 2023
This paper examines seven existing and potential legal and policy options for improving the United States’ response to people fleeing across international borders in the context of the adverse effects of climate change and disasters.
Reforms Needed to Bring the United States into Compliance with the Refugee Convention & Protocol
Factsheet
July 12, 2023
This factsheet explains that the treaty obligations underpinning U.S. asylum law should be used in all contexts from individual representation to administrative rulemaking and statutory reform.
Posicionamiento de organizaciones de la sociedad civil de las Américas por acciones continentales para una migración con derechos y dignidad
Sign-on Letter
July 11, 2023
Debido a los cambios en las tendencias migratorias, CGRS y 25 organizaciones firmamos una carta reconociendo la importancia de que los paises de las Américas se unan desde un enfoque coordinado sobre la inmigración y la protección de los derechos humanos.
Applying the refugee definition to child-specific forms of persecution
Commentary
June 27, 2023
This chapter in the "Research Handbook on Child Migration" analyzes how the refugee definition properly applies in children’s asylum cases and how governments can better protect children from harm.
CGRS Comment in Response to DHS and DOJ Request for Comments: Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, 88 Fed. Reg. 31314
Executive Branch Comment
June 14, 2023
We submitted our analysis of the government's final "asylum ban" rule, which bars from asylum most people seeking protection at the U.S. southern border. Our comment urges the agencies to withdraw the rule in its entirety.