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.
We joined a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding they uphold the reproductive rights of migrants.
We and our coauthors filed a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the situation of women and girl victims of sexual violence in Haiti.
Nous et nos coauteurs avons déposé un rapport à la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l'homme sur la situation des femmes et des filles victimes de violences sexuelles en Haïti.
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.
We joined a letter to President Biden and President López Obrador urging them to center their discussion of migration on human rights, protection, and the expansion of legal pathways and respect commitments in the four pillars of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.
Esta carta del 86 organizaciones al presidente Biden y al presidente López Obrador recomienda que ambas administraciones perseguir políticas que garanticen el acceso y seguridad para immigrantes, y que restablecer el acceso al asilo y la protección en la frontera de EE.UU y México.
CGRS Legal Director Blaine Bookey breaks down the Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Texas, ruling that the administration has the legal authority to end the Remain in Mexico policy. Bookey explains what the Court's ruling means for asylum seekers at the border and discusses what comes next.
We joined 25 others organizations on a statement about the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.
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.
We submitted our analysis of the Joint Interim Final Rule, urging the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to make improvements to the Rule to ensure that asylum seekers are not rushed through a process with a high risk of mistaken decisions resulting in return to their country of origin.