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October 21, 2022 News Release

US/Mexico: Expelling Venezuelans Threatens Rights, Lives

Restore Access to Asylum at the Border

Venezuelans walk near a bridge that crosses the Rio Grande River after being expelled from the United States into Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. The Biden administration announced on Oct. 12, that Venezuelans who cross the border irregularly will be immediately expelled to Mexico without being allowed to seek asylum.
October 17, 2022 Letter

Letter from Human Rights Groups to US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas Responding to the Expansion of the Title 42 Expulsions for Venezuelans

August 8, 2022 News Release

US: Dismantle Structures of Racism Now

UN Review of US Record on Racial Justice Should Prompt White House Action

Protesters at a rally in Minneapolis call for justice for George Floyd
April 28, 2022 Commentary

US Immigration Enforcement and US Obligations Under the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

Written Testimony Submitted to the US State Department and other Federal Agencies, Alison Parker, US Program, Human Rights Watch

Two Customs and Border Protection agents on horseback approach three Haitian migrants standing in the river. The migrants are holding bags and shoes.
February 7, 2022 Commentary

'Remain in Mexico': Overview and Resources

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February 4, 2022 News Release

US: Border Program’s Huge Toll on Children

Data Analysis of ‘Remain in Mexico’ Shows Impact

A child plays at a camp for US asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, a city south of the Texas border where hundreds have been waiting under the "Remain in Mexico" program, on November 18, 2020.
January 13, 2022 News Release

US: Slow Progress on Human Rights

High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers

Hughes Van Ellis (left), a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and World War II veteran, and Viola Fletcher (second right), oldest living survivor of the massacre, testify about the massacre’s ongoing impact before the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
December 9, 2021 News Release

Restarting ‘Remain in Mexico’ a Travesty

Surface Reforms by US Fail to Address Serious Abuses of Asylum Seekers

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March 5, 2021 Report

Mexico: Abuses Against Asylum Seekers at US Border

Venezuelans, Others Face Kidnapping, Extortion, Lack of Essential Services

Migrants demonstrate at the border between Tijuana and San Diego calling on US authorities to open the border and restart the process of accepting asylum applications, February 18, 2021.
February 12, 2021 Dispatches

US to Permit Some Asylum Seekers to Return from Mexico

New Program Should Include People Who Missed Court Dates Under Abusive MPP

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June 2, 2020 News Release

US: Investigate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program 

Homeland Security Knowingly Returning Asylum Seekers to Harm

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June 2, 2020 Letter

DHS OIG Formal Complaint Regarding 'Remain in Mexico'

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February 12, 2020 Report

US: ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Harming Children

Families Seeking Asylum Exposed to Violence, Illness, Trauma

A Salvadoran family stays at the Buen Pastor migrant shelter in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in June 2019 while they wait for their asylum cases to be heard in US immigration court.
January 29, 2020 News Release

US: Returns to Mexico Threaten Rights, Security

New Q&A on Trump Administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program

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January 29, 2020 Q & A

Q&A: Trump Administration’s “Remain in Mexico” Program

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