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Matter of A-B- One Year Later: Winning Back Gender-Based Asylum Through Litigation and Legislation
This article surveys Matter of A-B-'s impact in its first year, discusses how it has fared in the federal courts, and argues that Congress must act to ensure that gender-based violence claims are adjudicated in a manner consistent with international law.
Seeking Asylum in the First Year of the Biden Administration: Cruelty and Chaos Persist
This factsheet evaluates the Biden administration's treatment of people seeking asylum in its first year, including its embrace of Title 42, failure to end Remain in Mexico, and stalled progress on protections for survivors of gender-based violence.
Stop U.S. deportations and abuse against Haitians on the move: An urgent step towards creating just policies for Haitians
This factsheet describes the crisis Haitian migrants face at the U.S border due to the Title 42 and Remain in Mexico policies and presents policy recommendations to the U.S government, beginning with a moratorium on removals to Haiti.
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.
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.
The Justice Department Must Review EOIR Personnel and Install New Leadership
We joined a letter urging the Justice Department to conduct a review of all Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) personnel decisions made under the Trump administration, install new leadership to all key posts, and diversify the immigration judge corps.