September 16, 2024
The Biden administration should take urgent steps to ensure prompt and non-discriminatory access to U.S. ports of entry for people seeking asylum. The administration described…
July 9, 2024
Steps to Strengthen the U.S. Asylum Adjudication System Overview
People seeking asylum in the United States now face multi-year delays as they…
June 20, 2024
On June 4, 2024, the Biden administration issued a presidential proclamation and immediately implemented an asylum shutdown rule…
June 4, 2024
On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration initiated a new bar on asylum through its Circumvention of Lawful Pathways (CLP) rule. Often referred to…
May 23, 2024
The U.S. government (USG) maintains several sanctions authorities under which it can target persons involved in human rights abuses and corruption in Iran. The most…
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…
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…
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…