Fact Sheet

The Congressional Trigger for U.S. Global Magnitsky Sanctions: Section 1263(d)

April 15, 2024

Targeted sanctions like the Global Magnitsky program are valuable tools for the U.S. government to respond to corruption and human rights abuses around the…

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Raising the Credible Fear Screening Standard Will Endanger Lives but Won’t Fix the Border

March 13, 2024

Elevating the credible fear asylum screening standard – whether through statutory, regulatory or other administrative action – would be unjust, return refugees to persecution, subvert…

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U.S. Border and Asylum Policies Harm Black Asylum Seekers

February 12, 2024

Black asylum seekers face significant discrimination and barriers within the U.S. asylum system and encounter targeted violence and mistreatment. The asylum ban and related restrictions…

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Summary Analysis of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

February 6, 2024

Provisions of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 would endanger the lives of people seeking asylum, trample on international refugee law, inflict…

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Elimination of Fear Screening Referral Safeguards in Expedited Removal

January 30, 2024

To ensure that asylum seekers are properly referred for screening interviews and not mistakenly deported through expedited removal, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is

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Mandatory Detention is Cruel, Unnecessary, and Wasteful

December 14, 2023

Among other harmful and extreme changes that would dismantle the asylum system and terrorize immigrant communities being considered by Congress, reports indicate Senators and…

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