Immigrants’ Rights and Border Policy
The US Program’s immigration and border rights work uses a racial justice lens to protect basic rights, ensure families and communities thrive, and protect people from harm. We expose abuses against border communities, migrants and asylum seekers and call for policy changes to meet humanitarian needs. We advocate for fair policies that respond to migrants’ various rights-based rationales for seeking to enter the United States, including hoping for protection, responding to the effects of climate change, finding work, returning to locations where their communities have resided for many years, and reuniting with family members. We work to achieve rights-respecting immigration and border policies that welcome and regard all people with humanity and dignity.
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Refugees and Migrants
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Refugees and Migrants
April 9, 2024
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Refugees and Migrants
March 21, 2024
Videos
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November 27, 2023
“So Much Blood on the Ground”
Dangerous and Deadly Vehicle Pursuits under Texas’ Operation Lone Star
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May 31, 2022
US: LGBT Asylum Seekers in Danger at the Border
Biden Should Immediately Safeguard At-Risk Groups, Restore Asylum Access
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October 21, 2021
“They Treat You Like You Are Worthless”
Internal DHS Reports of Abuses by US Border Officials
News
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March 19, 2024
US: Supreme Court Opens Door to Chaos, Abuse in Texas
Allows Law Letting Police Deport Migrants to Stand, For Now
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March 11, 2024
Trump-Biden ‘Duel’ Wounds Border Communities
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February 7, 2024
A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 US Elections
Vital Recommendations for Voters, Candidates, and Supporters of Democracy
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February 7, 2024
US: Human Rights Guide to 2024 Elections
Voters, Candidates to Play Pivotal Role in Country’s Democratic Future
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February 6, 2024
US: Congress Should Oppose Funding Bill’s Asylum-Gutting Provisions
Humane, Orderly System at Border Needed
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February 5, 2024
On the River, a Willful Disregard for Human Life and Safety
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February 1, 2024
US: Texas Border Policies Threaten Deadly Outcomes
State’s Standoff with Federal Government Raises Alarms Over Rights Violations
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January 30, 2024
Playing Politics with the Right to Seek Asylum in the US
Both Sides Willing to Bargain Away Long-Established Rights