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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 Comment in Response to DHS Request for Comments: Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18078
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.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Migrants in the Darién Gap
We joined the Haitian Bridge Alliance, and RFK Human Rights in a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas about raising the issue of sexual and gender-based violence assault cases targeting migrants as they pass through the Darién Gap.
Violencia sexual y basada en género en contra de personas migrantes en el Tapón del Darién
Nos unimos a una carta a los secretarios Blinken y Mayorkas sobre los casos de violencia sexual y basada en género contra personas migrantes que transitan por el Tapón del Darién.
Protection Delayed is Protection Denied: Factsheet on Title 42 Expulsions, Haitian Asylum Seekers in Tijuana, and the U.S. Government’s Ongoing Evasion of Duty
This factsheet describes the impact of Title 42 on Haitian asylum seekers, drawing on interviews conducted by a delegation from CGRS, the Hastings to Haiti Partnership, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and École Supérieure Catholique de Droit de Jérémie (ESCDROJ).
Une Protection Retardée est une Protection Refusée:i Fiche d’information sur les Expulsions en Vertu du Titre 42, Les Demandeurs d’Asile Haïtiens à Tijuana, et la Continuation des Violations du Gouvernement Américain Envers Ses Obligations
Cette fiche d’information décrit l’impact du Titre 42 sur les demandeurs d’asile haïtiens, en s’appuyant sur des entretiens menés par une délégation du CGRS, du Partenariat Hastings à Haïti, du groupe Haitian Bridge Alliance, de l’École Supérieure Catholique de Droit de Jérémie (ESCDROJ).
Guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas
We joined our co-authors in releasing guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas in anticipation of the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California in June 2022.
Directrices para un marco regional sobre migración y protección en la región de las Américas
CGRS y otros grupos piden a Estados Unidos y los países de toda la
Litigation Update: Title 42 Litigation Reaches Turning Point
CGRS Managing Attorney Neela Chakravartula summarizes two major federal court rulings on the legality of Title 42, explains what these rulings mean for people seeking asylum, and describes what comes next.
Examining the Court-Ordered Reimplementation of the Remain in Mexico Policy
We submitted a statement for the record to the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, & Operations, calling on Congress to ensure through oversight and appropriations an end to the inhumane and unlawful Remain in Mexico policy.
Submission for Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants: Human rights violations at international borders: trends, prevention and accountability
We joined other human and migrant rights organizations and coalitions in submitting a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants to contribute to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants: Human rights violations at international borders: trends
