Policy Memo

Este documento recomienda 6 pasos claves que puede tomar la administración del presidente Joe Biden para ampliar el acceso a la protección internacional en la región.

CGRS y otros grupos piden a Estados Unidos y los países de toda la

In this policy memo the #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign recommends four practical solutions to ensure meaningful access to a fair and humane asylum process.

We and our coauthors released a set of recommendations for the U.S. government for expanding access to protections for refugees and migrants in Central America and Mexico.

We coauthored a memo summarizing migrant and refugee rights violations in Mexico documented by civil society organizations and journalists between August 2021 and September 2021.

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.

This memo explains how relying on a "manifestation of fear" process, or “shout test,” at the border results in refugees being returned to danger, in violation of international law.

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.

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 

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.