(In English below) La separación familiar puede ser una de las experiencias más difíciles y traumáticas que pueden enfrentar las personas refugiadas durante su desplazamiento forzado ya que tiene un profundo impacto emocional, psicológico y social. Vivir en familia es un derecho fundamental; cuando las familias han sido separadas a la fuerza, el derecho a […]
Historias como la de Naran se han convertido en un símbolo de esperanza y cambio, inspirando a muchos a no rendirse frente a la injusticia y a trabajar juntos y juntas para construir un mundo más inclusivo y compasivo para todas las personas.
(Jump to English version below) Pascal Beltrán del Río, periodista que ha ganado dos veces el Premio Nacional de Periodismo de México en la categoría de entrevista, entrevistó a la directora de Asylum Access México, Alejandra Macías, el 21 de diciembre del 2021 para Imagen Radio, radiodifusora de amplio alcance en México. Hablaron principalmente sobre […]
Advocating for changes in the law takes time, patience, determination and effective collaboration (En español más abajo) Dear Friend, My name is Alejandra and I have led Asylum Access Mexico since its beginnings in 2015 as a small office on the Mexico-Guatemala border to what is now the largest provider of legal aid to forcibly […]
Asylum Access is profoundly dismayed by today’s announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security and Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry that the two countries have reached an agreement to restart the Remain in Mexico program, or MPP. As Asylum Access and dozens of allied organizations have repeatedly stated, MPP violates fundamental principles of national and […]
Chepe is from Honduras and worked with Asylum Access Mexico to acquire his refugee status in the country. He now lives in Tijuana, Baja California, where he has been able to continue his passion for soccer refereeing thanks to a local soccer club. He graciously shared his experience of social integration in Mexico with us. […]
Last week, the Hospitality Route, an initiative by Asylum Access Mexico, held a series of joint workshops for Mexican companies together with the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance (COMAR) and the UNHCR. These workshops are helping to breakdown misconceptions that many employers in Mexico have around hiring someone with refugee status or someone who is […]
The Hospitality Route, an initiative by Asylum Access Mexico, is looking for volunteers to help teach English or Spanish to forcibly displaced people who have made Mexico their new home. Language skills can make a significant difference for forcibly displaced people when they are looking to access education or employment. In the case of Spanish, […]
On the border between Mexico and Guatemala, at a crossing known as El Ceibo, the Asylum Access Mexico team works tirelessly to provide legal advice to highly marginalized people. In that border crossing diverse illegal actions by the governments of the United States, Mexico and Guatemala converge. Between August 5 and August 31, civil society […]
August 24, 2021 Asylum Access is dismayed by yesterday’s US Supreme Court Order reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols (also referred to as “MPP” or “Remain in Mexico”). Under the Trump administration, MPP caused irreparable harm to thousands of families, violating international refugee law and placing people seeking asylum in situations of enormous danger. We call […]