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Alto a las deportaciones y los abusos de Estados Unidos contra personas haitianas en situación de movilidad: un paso urgente hacia la creación de políticas justas para las personas haitianas

Factsheet
Dec 15, 2021

Esta hoja informativa describe la crisis que enfrentan los inmigrantes Haitianos en la frontera de los EE. UU. debido a las consecuencias de Título 42 y MPP. Esta hoja informativa da 7 recomendaciones para el gobierno de los EE. UU., por ejemplo: poner fin a todas las deportaciones a Haití.

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

Executive Branch Comment
Oct 19, 2021

We submitted a comment analyzing and urging the Biden administration to withdraw its proposed rule creating a new system for adjudication of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) claims, which undermines U.S. legal obligations to protect refugees.

Urgent Actions the Biden Administration Must Take Following Supreme Court Decision on MPP

Commentary
Aug 30, 2021

Following a Supreme Court decision blocking the termination of the Remain in Mexico policy, we joined a letter urging the Biden administration to issue a new memo explaining its decision to terminate the policy and to take all lawful and necessary steps to continue the policy's wind-down.

"End this Travesty": Organizations Tell President Biden to Stop Undermining Refugee Protections

Sign-on Letter
Aug 06, 2021

On the 70th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, we joined a letter urging the Biden administration to restart asylum processing at the border, reject the use of expedited removal and immigration detention, and launch legal representation and community-based case support initiatives.

Inside the So-Called “Safe Third”—and Trump’s Latest Attack on Asylum-Seekers

Commentary
Dec 04, 2019

This piece critiques the United States' agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, allowing the return of asylum seekers to those countries, which are patently unsafe for refugees and migrants.

Recommendations for Wind Down of the Migrant Protection Protocols

Sign-on Letter
May 18, 2021

We joined a letter to the Biden administration welcoming steps taken to begin winding down the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), while raising concerns about the slowing pace of processing and offering recommendations to bring those subject to MPP to safety.