Mexico has seen a substantial increase in the number of refugees applying for asylum. So far in 2019, over 60,000 people have applied for asylum in Mexico, many times over…
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Asylum Access and Asylum Access México join amicus brief opposing U.S. third country asylum rule
OAKLAND, CA -- Asylum Access and Asylum Access México joined the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies and other asylum advocates in filing an amicus brief in East Bay Sanctuary…
Asylum Access Mexico staff threatened by Mexican government for defending refugees
Click here to download the PDF of this press release Haz clic aquí para leer este comunicado en español A Central American family sought asylum at Mexico’s southern border but…
El INM detiene y retiene arbitrariamente a migrantes solicitantes de asilo en México a pesar de resolución judicial
Haz clic aquí para descargar el PDF de este comunicado de prensa Personas migrantes de Centroamérica intentaban solicitar la internación al país y la condición de refugiado. El Instituto Nacional…
Cruel Trump policy puts refugees at risk
CONTACT: Emily Arnold-Fernández, CEO and president, +1.415.601.3896 Diana Essex-Lettieri, COO and vice-president, +1.805.512.0645 OAKLAND -- The Trump administration’s most recent attack on refugee families fleeing violence in Central America is…
Asylum should remain an option in any country where a refugee chooses to seek it
CONTACT: Emily Arnold-Fernández, executive director, +1.415.601.3896 Diana Essex-Lettieri, deputy director, +1.805.512.0645 OAKLAND -- Asylum Access is concerned for the safety of thousands of refugees fleeing violence in Central America. The Trump administration’s…
Groups File FOIA Request to Demand Transparency on Implementation of “Remain in Mexico” Policy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2019
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NILC: Hayley Burgess, media@nilc.org, 202-805-0375
Asylum Access: Lisa D’Annunzio, lisa.dannunzio@asylumaccess.org, 909-215-1639
Immigrant...
Obligación de México brindar protección a persona desplazadas centroamericanas
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No estamos frente a una caravana de migrantes sino un desplazamiento forzado.
Estado mexicano debe otorgar la Condición de Refugiado #PrimaFacie de la población hondureña...
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS DEMAND A REGIONAL AGREEMENT FOR BETTER PROTECTION FOR VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS
May 11, 2018 (en español abajo)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Santo Domingo: Today nearly 30 civil society organizations from across the Americas called on the Inter American Commission of Human Rights...
How is civil society in Latin America leading its governments to set an example for global refugee rights?
Civil society groups, including Asylum Access, are helping the Latin American region set an important example at a time when the world’s nations are negotiating two UN Global Compacts this…