Press Releases

News & Press Releases

Press Release | Jul 02, 2018

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers

Press Release | Jun 27, 2018

CGRS Decries Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Discriminatory Muslim Ban

Press Release | Jun 21, 2018

CGRS Denounces New Executive Order Expanding the Indefinite Detention of Families

Press Release | Jun 11, 2018

Attorney General Sessions Attempts to Close the Door to Women Refugees

Press Release | May 30, 2018

CGRS Calls for an End to the Cruelty of Family Separation; Joins National Day of Action for Children

Press Release | May 08, 2018

CGRS Decries Inhumane “Zero Tolerance” Policy at the Border

Press Release | Mar 15, 2018

Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers

Press Release | Mar 05, 2018

CGRS Expresses Support for the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act

Press Release | Feb 28, 2018

Supreme Court Issues Troubling Ruling on Indefinite Detention of Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Press Release | Jan 31, 2018

CGRS Responds to State of the Union Address, Condemns White House Immigration Framework

Press Release | Jan 09, 2018

CGRS Denounces Termination of TPS for El Salvador

Press Release | Oct 11, 2017

CGRS Denounces White House Immigration Principles, Calls for Clean Dream Act Now

Press Release | Sep 26, 2017

CGRS Condemns Muslim Ban 3.0

Press Release | Sep 22, 2017

CGRS Senior Staff Attorney Wins LAAC's 2017 Award of Merit for a Legal Services Attorney

Press Release | Sep 05, 2017

CGRS Condemns Trump Administration’s Decision to Rescind DACA and Calls on Congress to Act Immediately

Press Release | Jul 17, 2017

CGRS Launches Asylum Expert Witness Database

Press Release | Jul 07, 2017

CGRS Files Amicus Brief in Third Circuit Case Involving Families Detained at Berks County Family Detention Center in Pennsylvania

Press Release | Jun 27, 2017

CGRS Responds to Supreme Court Travel Ban Decision

Press Release | May 22, 2017

CGRS Files Amicus Brief in District Court Case Involving Women and Children Detained at Berks County Family Detention Center in Pennsylvania

Press Release | May 18, 2017

CGRS Calls on Congress to Reject Draconian Bill Against Asylum Seekers and Immigrant Communities

Press Release | May 03, 2017

CGRS Responds to Congressional Members Calling for Halt to Deportations of Women and Children

Press Release | Apr 21, 2017

CGRS Calls for Extension of Humanitarian Protection for Haitian Nationals

Press Release | Apr 20, 2017

CGRS Responds to Supreme Court Decision Denying Constitutional Rights of Detained Refugee Families

Press Release | Mar 08, 2017

CGRS celebrates en banc Ninth Circuit decision on LGBTQ asylum and child-sensitive standards

Press Release | Mar 06, 2017

CGRS Condemns New Executive Order Targeting Muslims and Refugees

Press Release | Jan 26, 2017

CGRS Decries Draconian Policies Against Asylum Seekers and Immigrant Communities

Press Release | Jan 26, 2017

CGRS Calls Upon President to Reject Draft Executive Order Suspending Refugee Admissions Program and Targeting Muslims

Press Release | Dec 16, 2016

On International Migrants Day, CGRS calls for an end to the detention of immigrant and refugee children and families

Nov 10, 2016

CGRS Stands Strongly With Refugee and Immigrant Communities

Press Release | Oct 20, 2016

CGRS and ACLU File Suit Seeking Information on ICE Policies for Asylum Seekers

Press Release | Oct 03, 2016

Family Detention Advisory Committee Releases Report and Recommendations

Press Release | Jul 14, 2016

CGRS Strongly Supports the Refugee Protection Act of 2016

Press Release | Jun 24, 2016

CGRS Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling: The Court’s Setback Presents an Opportunity for the Administration

Press Release | Jun 08, 2016

Groups Call for Lawyers for California’s Detained Immigrants

Press Release | May 24, 2016

CGRS Co-Legal Director Blaine Bookey Wins the Prestigious David Carliner Public Interest Award!

Press Release | May 16, 2016

The (Empty) Promise of Protection: CGRS Condemns Raids on Women and Children

Press Release | Apr 29, 2016

CGRS Releases Children's Asylum Manual

Press Release | Apr 06, 2016

CGRS Publishes Report on Violence Against Women in Central Asia

Press Release | Mar 14, 2016

California Groups Urge Senator Feinstein to Support Fair Day in Court for Kids Act

Press Release | Feb 11, 2016

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies and Brooklyn College Awarded Prestigious Multi-Year National Science Foundation Grant