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Michelle Brané, Director, Detention and Asylum Program, was quoted in this ABC News article on the case of Encarnacion Bail Romero, who is currently fighting to regain legal custody of her son.
A report by the Women's Refugee Commission was used in this article discussing detention centers and the treatment of immigrant families being detained in those facilities.
Michelle Brané spoke on the effects of immigration enforcement on the community, specifically on family separation and parental rights issues, Monday Feb. 6th, on The Kojo Nnamdi Show.
To read the entire transcript click here.
To listen to the entire segment click here.
Michelle Brané, Director, Detention and Asylum Program, was quoted in this National Journal article on protecting immigrants held in detention from rape and sexual assault.
Sarah Costa, executive director, Women’s Refugee Commission, among the dignitaries to attend the Shafallah Forum.
Emily Butera, senior program officer of the Women's Refugee Commission, is quoted in this KCSG.com article by Marjorie Cortez.
The Women's Refugee Commission is cited in this Texas Civil Rights Review.
Michelle Brané, director of our detention and asylum program, was interviewed for a piece on NPR's All Things Considered on the need to protect immigration detainees from rape. Listen here.
Emily Butera, senior program officer, detention & asylum program, was quoted in “Can ICE Police Itself?” in The Crime Report, about the need to ensure that the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) apply to immigration detainees.
Refugee women with disabilities- at higher risk of GBV. @DIsabilityNW @Disabilitygov @DisabilityNow @disabilityscoop http://t.co/v2fAjrMELE
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