Fact Sheet

Closing Guantanamo

December 20, 2018

Closing Guantánamo is a “national security imperative” according to the Department of Defense.  Guantánamo is a symbol of the failed war in Iraq, torture, and delayed…

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President Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Plan

November 28, 2018

The Trump Administration is reportedly in talks with representatives of the incoming Mexican government to implement a so-called “Remain in Mexico” plan that would…

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Why Do Some Asylum Seekers Cross the U.S. Southern Border Between Ports of Entry?

November 27, 2018

 

“Ports of entry” along the U.S. southern border are official crossing points where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers regulate the flow of…

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O.A. v. Trump: Challenging the Asylum Ban

November 27, 2018

 

This year the Trump Administration has engaged in an unprecedented assault on asylum seekers and refugees seeking protection at the southern border. From criminally prosecuting asylum…

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Why is the Hungarian Government Promoting a New, Ahistorical Holocaust Museum Designed by a Holocaust Distorter?

November 9, 2018

The history of the Holocaust is a painful and tragic story in all the countries of occupied Europe. Hungary is no exception. Yet the current…

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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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