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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
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
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.
Doble disuación: acceso al asilo en la administración Biden
Este documento informativo describe como los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y México obstaculizan y expulsan a las personas que buscan protección internacional, que incluye recomendaciones sobre los pasos que deben tomar ambos gobiernos.
Doubling Down on Deterrence: Access to Asylum Under Biden
This factsheet summarizes how the U.S. and Mexican governments block and expel people seeking international protection and provides recommendations for the U.S. and Mexican governments to restore access to asylum.
Halting Deportation Flights to Haiti
We joined a letter urging the Biden administration to halt removal flights to Haiti, bring Haitians who were eligible for TPS and wrongly deported back to the U.S., expedite the release of Haitians from immigration detention, and grant humanitarian parole to Haitians at the border.
Urgent Actions the Biden Administration Must Take Following Supreme Court Decision on MPP
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
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.
Title 42 Must End for All
We joined a letter urging the Biden administration to fully rescind Title 42, comply with U.S refugee law, and ensure that Black, LGBTQ, and other adult asylum seekers,as well as families and children, have swift access to the U.S. asylum system.
Inside the So-Called “Safe Third”—and Trump’s Latest Attack on Asylum-Seekers
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
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.