An important message for Members of Congress, of both parties, and President Biden as they discuss sacrificing protections for refugees seeking asylum & turning away people who have a significant chance of establishing asylum eligibility.

History has its eyes on you - and all of us.

NEW: Over 2 years after Colombia launched a regularization policy that has benefited almost 2 million Venezuelans, we've published a report with lessons learned and a series of recommendations that can be applied to similar processes around the world. rescue.org/press-release/…

In the last two weeks, federal prosecutors in Del Rio federal court have charged 15 people with illegal entry (1325).

11 of them were from majority-Muslim countries like Iran, Sudan, Mauritania and elsewhere.

(5 more cases were added to the docket today)

Scoop: The Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation into the government’s use of a little-known law to disproportionately prosecute & imprison migrants from Muslim-majority countries.

The Times exposed the prosecution patterns.

latimes.com/politics/story…

Scoop: The Biden administration is considering forcing some migrant families who enter the country without authorization to remain near the border in Texas while awaiting asylum screening, effectively limiting their ability to travel within the U.S.

latimes.com/politics/story…

Quite a piece from Hamed Aleaziz. Merits an investigation by Congress and the appropriate inspector general.

We uncovered a federal effort that disproportionately prosecuted migrants from Muslim countries at the border.

The migrants, like Afghan journalists/activists, were jailed for months.

DOJ stopped after our inquiry.

“Why is it just us in detention?”

latimes.com/world-nation/s…

BREAKING: An eight-year-old girl died in Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, CBP officials confirmed tonight.

“The child and her family were in custody at the Harlingen Station where she experienced a medical emergency.'

Our story: latimes.com/politics/story…

Nos preocupa la presión en los albergues de la sociedad civil para personas refugiadas y migrantes en el sur del país y en CDMX.

Además de las personas que están llegando desde el sur, algunos albergues ya han recibido a personas venezolanas deportadas desde EEUU...

With the lifting of U.S. Title 42 restrictions, UNHCR and @UNMigration call for a collaborative response to refugees and migrants in the Americas.

We welcome expanding resettlement & pathways but are seriously concerned about new barriers to asylum. (1/3) unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

I’ve just returned from the U.S.-Mexico border, where I witnessed firsthand the humanitarian situation for asylum seekers. As policies change, here are 5 priorities the U.S. must implement to restore humanity and order at the border: rescue.org/press-release/…

Seeking asylum is a legal right.

We oppose any legislation that would extend Title 42 or similar restrictions that inhibit that right. The U.S. must instead work to build a safe, orderly, and humane asylum process that protects and welcomes asylum-seekers.

New — The Biden administration officially announces it will allow tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees to renew their work permits and deportation protections under the parole authority, confirming our reporting from earlier this week.

DHS announcement:
dhs.gov/news/2023/05/0…

NEWS — The Biden administration is planning to allow tens of thousands of Afghans brought to the U.S. after the Taliban takeover of their homeland to apply to stay and work in the country legally for at least another two years, sources tell CBS News.
cbsnews.com/news/afghan-ev…

'In #Mexico City, there is a minuscule Muslim population and just one small mosque. Halal food is extremely hard to find. Modaqiq says his wife and daughters spend little time in public, uncomfortable with the strange glances they get for wearing hijabs.'
theguardian.com/us-news/2023/a…

As Hans van de Weerd argues in The Hill today, it's not too late for President Biden to uphold his pledges to build back a functioning asylum system that guarantees the legal right to seek safety. In fact, a majority of Americans elected him to do just that. thehill.com/opinion/immigr…

UNHCR urges the U.S. government to not implement a proposed regulation that would restrict the human right to seek asylum.

Key elements of the proposal are incompatible with principles of international refugee law. 1/2

unhcr.org/en-us/news/pre…

The Biden administration’s proposed “asylum ban” would prevent many people fleeing violence and persecution from finding safety in the US. Share our open letter to President Biden to show your support for asylum seekers today: rescue.org/asylumban

The proposed “asylum ban” will prevent many people fleeing violence and persecution from finding safety in the US. Let’s keep our promise and facilitate lawful asylum.

Share our open letter to President Biden to show your support for asylum seekers: rescue.org/asylumban

The Biden administration’s proposed “asylum ban” would prevent many people fleeing violence and persecution from finding safety in the US. Share our open letter to President Biden to show your support for asylum seekers today: rescue.org/asylumban