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Mexican Civil Society Organizations Tell Biden How to Provide Restitution and Support for Asylum Seekers Subjected to MPP
Today, seven Mexican civil society organizations published recommendations for the Biden-Harris administration to end the Migrant Protection Protocols (commonly known as "Remain in Mexico") and provide support to those forced…
Coalición lanza una innovadora campaña de recaudación de fondos para respaldar a organizaciones lideradas por refugiados en su respuesta en primera línea a la COVID-19
This press release is also available in English Nueva York, 19 de agosto de 2020 - En todo el mundo, las organizaciones lideradas por refugiados están adoptando medidas cruciales para…
Coalition Launches Innovative Fundraising Campaign to Support Frontline Refugee-led Organizations Responding to COVID-19
Este comunicado de prensa también está disponible en español New York, August 19, 2020 - Around the world, refugee-led organizations are taking critical action to prevent the catastrophic impacts of…
Asylum Access México joins call for Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearing on US migration policies
Asylum Access México joined a regional coalition of 41 organizations from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States today to call for a multi-country thematic hearing to address…
Asylum Access opposes proposed US anti-asylum regulation
The Trump Administration proposed a new regulation that would virtually eliminate asylum in the United States. Asylum Access submitted a comment opposing this regulation in its entirety. Among other anti-refugee…
Asylum Access México, Palenque, Chiapas
In southern Mexico, migrants who seek asylum face a lack of infrastructure, scarce job opportunities, worse pay and increased xenophobia, compared to states further north. Since migrants are only given…
Strategic Litigation in Mexico. Litigio Estratégico en México.
Over the past few weeks, COVID-19 cases have surged around Latin America, particularly in Mexico. Recently, Mexico’s immigration agency, INM, released almost all migrants from detention, but left them without…
Asylum Access statement of solidarity with the movement to dismantle systemic racism
The Asylum Access team has been horrified and outraged by the murder of George Floyd. We acknowledge that his senseless killing happened within the context of the underlying problem: The…
Central American families find safety in Mexico. Familias centroamericanas encuentran seguridad en México.
A year ago, lawyers from Asylum Access Mexico met a woman at a shelter near the El Ceibo border crossing between Chiapas and Guatemala. She was 50 years old, well-educated…