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Press Releases | Feb 18, 2022

As SCOTUS Takes Up Remain in Mexico Case, Immigrant Rights Groups Seek Class Certification in Separate Lawsuit to Protect Asylum Seekers in Danger

Commentary | Feb 17, 2022

Deploring the Violence, Abandoning the Victim

CGRS in the News | Feb 08, 2022

Judge Axes Trump-Era Limit On Asylum-Seeker Work Permits

Press Releases | Feb 08, 2022

Court Vacates Two Trump-Era Rules That Denied Work Authorization To Asylum Seekers

CGRS in the News | Feb 06, 2022

Her family is divided between the Bay Area and Haiti: Is it a case of family separation under the Biden administration?

CGRS in the News | Feb 04, 2022

Biden Extends Pandemic Border Block Amid Legal Challenges

Commentary | Feb 03, 2022

Under Biden, Cruelty Towards Asylum Seekers Persists

Press Releases | Feb 02, 2022

A Year After February 2021 Order, Biden’s Asylum Promises Remain Unfulfilled

CGRS in the News | Jan 21, 2022

Biden's limits on ICE offered hope. But immigrant advocates say he's broken promises

Press Releases | Jan 21, 2022

CGRS Assesses Biden's Year-One Asylum Actions, Urges Administration to Reverse Course

CGRS in the News | Jan 21, 2022

ACLU, Others Go to Court Challenging Biden Administration's Upholding Trump-Era Unlawful Immigrant Expulsions Under Title 42

Commentary | Jan 21, 2022

Litigation Update: Challenging Title 42 Expulsions

CGRS in the News | Jan 19, 2022

The Biden Administration Just Revealed the Layers of Hypocrisy in Its Border Policy

Press Releases | Jan 19, 2022

Immigrants’ Rights Advocates Argue In Court Against Title 42 Expulsions

Commentary | Jan 18, 2022

#WelcomeWithDignity Heroes: Blanca

CGRS in the News | Dec 30, 2021

Fearing for their lives, Mexicans fled a gang-ruled town. Now they seek political asylum in California

Commentary | Dec 22, 2021

Winning Back Asylum for Survivors

CGRS in the News | Dec 17, 2021

Psychiatrists Call for End to Cruel and Harmful Immigration Policy

Press Releases | Dec 16, 2021

The U.S. Must Stop Deportations and Abuse Against Haitians

Press Releases | Dec 14, 2021

CGRS Denounces Court Ruling on Revival of Deadly Remain in Mexico Policy

Press Releases | Dec 02, 2021

CGRS Decries Restart and Expansion of Deadly Remain in Mexico Policy

CGRS in the News | Nov 24, 2021

Op-Ed: Continuing Trump's pretext to block asylum claims, Biden defies the law and good politics

Press Releases | Nov 17, 2021

CGRS Urges New TPS Designations for Central American Countries Still Reeling from Hurricanes

CGRS in the News | Nov 16, 2021

Victims Of Domestic Violence Still Struggle To Get Asylum

CGRS in the News | Nov 03, 2021

For domestic violence asylum seekers, new hope in new policies

CGRS in the News | Oct 31, 2021

Is Domestic Violence Grounds for Asylum?

CGRS in the News | Oct 30, 2021

Resurge la esperanza para inmigrantes víctimas de violencia doméstica

Press Releases | Oct 29, 2021

CGRS Welcomes New MPP Termination Memo, Urges Swift Action to Protect Lives

CGRS in the News | Oct 29, 2021

Update on Asylum and Visa Rules: Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence Gain New Hope?

Commentary | Oct 22, 2021

On Biden's MPP Revival: Another Broken Promise

CGRS in the News | Oct 19, 2021

Advocates for Haitian Asylum Seekers Call for Humane Treatment

Press Releases | Oct 15, 2021

CGRS Urges the Administration Not to Re-start “Remain in Mexico”

CGRS in the News | Oct 15, 2021

Biden admin says it may resurrect previous admin's cruel Remain in Mexico policy by next month

Press Releases | Oct 14, 2021

Immigrant Advocates Rally in San Francisco to End Expulsions to Haiti and Defend Black Migrants

CGRS in the News | Oct 14, 2021

Asylum Struggle: Why rape victims need a 'right reason' to seek protection

CGRS in the News | Oct 14, 2021

S.F. rally slams Biden's response to Haiti: 'Shame on you'

CGRS in the News | Oct 13, 2021

Biden's incoherent immigration policy

CGRS in the News | Oct 12, 2021

Biden Is Expelling Migrants On COVID-19 Grounds, But Health Experts Say That's All Wrong

Press Releases | Oct 07, 2021

Groups File Emergency Request Against the United States to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Behalf of Asylum Seekers Expelled to Danger

CGRS in the News | Oct 01, 2021

Biden's fight to maintain Trump-era immigration authority frustrates allies