Fact Sheet

Withholding of Removal and the U.N. Convention Against Torture—No Substitute for Asylum, Putting Refugees at Risk

November 9, 2018

The Trump Administration’s November 9, 2018 order bars refugees who have not entered the United States at an official border crossing point from receiving asylum in the…

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Is Mexico Safe for Refugees and Asylum Seekers?

November 1, 2018

President Trump has repeatedly falsely asserted that the United States can turn away asylum seekers who have crossed through Mexico without seeking asylum there first—even…

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Is Mexico Safe for Refugees and Asylum Seekers?

November 1, 2018

President Trump has repeatedly falsely asserted that the United States can turn away asylum seekers who have crossed through Mexico without seeking asylum there first—even…

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The Flores Settlement and Family Incarceration: A Brief History and Next Steps

October 30, 2018

The Flores Settlement Agreement is a court settlement, in place for over two decades, that has set limits on the length of time and conditions…

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Immigration Court Hiring Polticization

October 18, 2018

IMMIGRATION COURT HIRING POLITICIZATION

Documents obtained through FOIA request show changes approved by Attorney General Sessions make immigration court hiring more susceptible to politicization

Human…

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Facts About the Transfer of Guantanamo Detainees

October 10, 2018

The vast majority of Guantanamo detainees were transferred or released to other countries before 2009. A total of 780 detainees have been held at Guantanamo…

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Guantanamo by the Numbers

October 10, 2018

The Detainees

Detainees currently held at Guantánamo: 40. Total number of detainees ever incarcerated at Guantánamo: 780. Detainees released under President Bush: Over 500. Detainees…

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How the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders on Refugees Harm Our Iraqi Wartime Allies

September 19, 2018

U.S.-Affiliated Iraqis and the Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Program The Iraqi Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program was created for Iraqis who were employed in…

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