US-Mexico border policy is a priority for the Biden-Harris administration, which recently assigned Vice President Harris responsibility for its strategy and implementation. As the new administration develops its regional migration policy in Mexico and Central America, many of us in the humanitarian and asylum sectors are weighing the potential outcomes. Will the US continue severe […]
On World Refugee Day, the international community focuses global attention on the experience and resilience of people who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries. But as more people become aware of the scale and challenges of forced displacement, it begs a new question: what can people do, as individuals, to support refugees and […]
The ability to seek safety in a new country is a fundamental human right. The United States has a legal obligation to accept people who show up at its borders seeking protection and determine whether or not sending them back to their home countries would threaten their safety. During the four years of the Trump […]
President Biden recently took steps to reverse the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane asylum policies. How will these new policies affect the thousands of refugees stranded at the US-Mexico border? Do they go far enough to ensure that all refugee families can find safety? As the largest provider of legal aid to refugees in Mexico, Asylum […]
Recognizing women’s worldwide social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, International Women’s Day will be celebrated on March 8, 2021. This year’s theme is #ChooseToChallenge, asking people around the world to “choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality.” At Asylum Access, we are proud to celebrate refugee women’s courage as they challenge inequality […]
President Biden recently took several important steps to reverse the Trump administration’s cruel and inhumane asylum policies. With each week bringing in new executive actions and directives, we thought you would be interested in a brief summary of the major changes, what we think about them, and an invitation to join us to learn more. […]