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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.

Family Fleeing: Family Membership as a Basis for Asylum

Commentary
Apr 01, 2020

This article analyzes the existing state of U.S., foreign, and international law on persecution on account of “membership in a particular social group” defined by family and explores how this theory can be applied in practice in the wake of the 2019 Attorney General ruling in Matter of L-E-A-.

The Trump Administration Must Not Use Pandemic as Excuse to Endanger Refugees

Commentary
Mar 27, 2020

This article calls on the Trump administration to reverse its Title 42 expulsion policy and instead protect the health of asylum seekers during COVID-19 by expeditiously paroling them into the U.S., reducing needless detention, and putting a moratorium on all deportations.

48,000 Asylum Seekers Have Been Put in Harm’s Way by the Trump Administration

Commentary
Oct 03, 2019

This piece describes the devastating consequences of the Trump administration's Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) (also known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy), which forces people seeking asylum to await their court dates in perilous conditions south of the border.

The Trump Administration is Fighting to Indefinitely Detain Migrant Children and Families

Commentary
Aug 27, 2019

This piece criticizes the Trump administration's rule authorizing the government to imprison immigrant children indefinitely, explaining how the rule endangers children and why it is unlikely to hold up in court.