We found 627 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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The U.S. Must Deliver on its Commitment to Afghan Allies, Not Send Them to a Third Country
May 27, 2021
WASHINGTON — With the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan proceeding swiftly, the fate of more than 17,000 Afghans who served American forces and…
Fact Sheet
Leading by Example or Undermining Protection: U.S. Compliance with the Refugee Convention at its 70th Anniversary
May 27, 2021
On July 28, 2021, the world will mark the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. In the wake of World War II, the United…
Letter
NGO Letter and Recommendations on MPP Wind Down
May 18, 2021
Dear Secretary Blinken, Attorney General Garland, and Secretary Mayorkas: Our faith-based, humanitarian, legal services, immigration, and human rights organizations and law school clinics welcome the…
Fact Sheet
Biden Administration Title 42 Expulsions of Families and Adults to Nuevo Laredo Fuel Kidnappings and Endanger Lives
May 13, 2021
The Biden administration’s use of Title 42 to expel families and adults to extremely dangerous Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas, Mexico is contributing to already epidemic…
Fact Sheet
Do Expedited Asylum Screenings and Adjudications at the Border Work?
May 6, 2021
Expedited processing of asylum requests at the border hinges on unfair and unrealistic expectations that people seeking asylum, who on arrival at the border are…
Letter
Letter to Attorney General and DHS Secretary on Asylum System Reforms
April 15, 2021
Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas: In the wake of recent reports that the Biden administration is considering systemic asylum reforms, we write to…
Report
“I am in limbo:” Our New Report on the Asylum Backlog and how the Biden Administration Should Resolve it
April 12, 2021
Family separation takes many forms in the U.S. immigration system. By the time public outcry forced the Trump Administration to halt its explicit family separation…
Letter
NGO Letter to Biden Administration on Recent Asylum Statements and Actions
March 30, 2021
Dear President Biden, The United States led efforts to draft the Refugee Convention in the wake of World War II and, in the Refugee Act…
Letter
Letter to DHS and the State Department on the MPP Wind Down Process
March 12, 2021
Dear Secretaries Mayorkas and Blinken: Our faith-based, humanitarian, legal services, immigration, and human rights organizations and law school clinics welcome the administration’s initial steps to…
Letter
NGO Letter Urging DHS to Reject Use of Expedited Removal
February 16, 2021
Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Our undersigned faith-based, immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reject the use of…
Letter
NGO Letter to Biden Administration Welcoming Asylum Executive Order, Urging Swift Rescission of Harmful Policies
February 9, 2021
Dear President Biden: The executive orders your administration issued last week are welcome initial steps toward ending the illegal and inhumane asylum and border policies…