Women's Refugee Commission Responds to UNSC Meeting about Rohingya Repatriation
- Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2019
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is meeting today to discuss plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees, following an announcement made by the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar last week. In August 2017, Myanmar security forces launched widespread and systematic attacks on civilians in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan States, resulting in the largest and fastest-ever influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
WRC files complaint with DHS OIG and CRCL regarding ‘Remain in Mexico’
- Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) filed a complaint on Friday with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Offices of Inspector General (OIG) and of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) calling for an investigation into 20 cases of family separation that resulted from the Trump administration’s Remain in Mexico (RIM) policy.
The complaint – which includes details of all 20 cases in question – also called for the OIG and CRCL to report on steps taken by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and DHS – if any – to track those families separated under RIM.
Women's Refugee Commission Condemns Raids on Immigrant Workers
- Published: Friday, August 9, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration executed one of the largest single-state workplace enforcement actions in U.S. history when it raided multiple workplaces in Mississippi, detaining more than 680 immigrant workers. The raid follows a series of anti-immigrant regulatory and policy actions by the Trump administration to limit access to asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico and massively expand expedited removal, allowing the government to detain and rapidly deport a larger population of undocumented immigrants without a court hearing.
U.S.-Guatemala Agreement Disregards People’s Rights and Safety
- Published: Saturday, July 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a series of tweets from U.S. President Donald J. Trump threatening tariffs and other economic penalties, Guatemala and the U.S. signed a controversial agreement that would require anyone seeking protection in the U.S. who crossed through Guatemala to request asylum in Guatemala.
Human Rights Organizations, Legal Experts Call on Morales to Uphold Guatemalan Court Decision on Safe Third Country Agreement
- Published: Thursday, July 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the latest action by Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales to advance a Safe Third Country agreement with the United States, more than a dozen human rights organizations and individuals wrote to President Morales today urging him to reject the deal.
“America Speaks Out: Stop Trump’s Cruel Treatment of Children at the Border”
- Published: Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Testimony before Senate Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Hearing, July 23, 2019
Michelle Brané, senior director of the Women's Refugee Commission's Migrant Rights and Justice program, testified about the unnecessarily cruel policies that have been implemented at our southern border, and the proven, effective, alternative solutions that have been ignored by the Trump administration.
Read her written testimony.
Watch Michelle's testimony.
For the Second Week in a Row, Trump Administration Announces New Plans to Target Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Families
- Published: Monday, July 22, 2019
For the second week in a row, the Trump administration has announced new plans to target migrant and asylum-seeking families. Tomorrow, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expected to publish a rule in the U.S. Federal Register that would expand Expedited Removal (ER). ER currently allows border officials within 100 miles of the U.S. border to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who have been in the country fewer than two years – without affording them a hearing in front of an immigration judge. The new rule would expand that policy nationwide. There will be no public comment period.
Trump Administration to Enact Interim Final Rule, Effectively Ending Asylum at U.S. Border with Mexico
- Published: Monday, July 15, 2019
A new rule scheduled to be published in the Federal Register tomorrow by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security would effectively end asylum for anyone seeking safety in the U.S. at the border with Mexico – the majority of whom are fleeing danger in Central America.
Statement on Redirection of Funds from the Northern Triangle Countries
- Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2019
More than 70 members of InterAction, including WRC, released a statement opposing redirection of funds from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Read the statement.
Newly Released Documents and Personal Testimonies Provide Evidence of Systematic Family Separations a Year After the End of Zero-Tolerance Policy
- Published: Saturday, June 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC —Newly obtained documents from the Department of Health and Human Services released today by immigrant rights groups and the Houston Chronicle show that migrant children continued to be separated from their parents at the border nearly one year after the end of the “zero tolerance” policy.
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