En la frontera entre México y Guatemala, en un cruce conocido como El Ceibo, el equipo de Asylum Access México ha trabajado sin tregua para brindar asesoría legal a personas en alta vulnerabilidad. Y es que en ese cruce convergen diversas acciones ilegales por parte de los gobiernos de Estados Unidos, México y Guatemala. Entre […]
(En español abajo) We are watching with deep concern and sadness as the situation in Afghanistan unfolds. Within our staff and partner communities we are aware of the immediate and complex needs of Afghans everywhere – those trying and failing to evacuate, those experiencing persecution, violence or hunger, and those seeking information about their loved […]
If you wish to help people at risk in Afghanistan We have prepared a list of resources and contact organizations in English and Farsi/Dari for people at risk in Afghanistan. Please forward this list to any person or organization that may benefit from it. Here are some actions you can take in support of Afghan […]
(En español abajo) Dear friends of Asylum Access, Sixteen years ago, I founded Asylum Access with a vision and a handful of volunteers working on TV trays in my tiny apartment. We dreamed of a world where refugees can live safely, move freely, work and feed their families, send their children to school, participate in […]
(En español abajo) Dear friends and colleagues, After 16 years of visionary leadership, in mid-2022 Emily Arnold-Fernández will be leaving her role as President and CEO of Asylum Access. We’ve been thinking about this transition for a while. A few years ago, Emily came to the Board and suggested that we start planning for her […]
(En español abajo) Dear friends, For the last 16 years, Asylum Access has led the charge for refugee rights globally. We’ve challenged the national, regional and global systems that marginalize and oppress displaced people to enact real change that recognizes the inherent human rights and dignity of forcibly displaced persons. We’ve done this with local […]
Asylum Access Mexico’s team of legal advisers in Tijuana achieved an important victory after a wrongfully terminated client received the severance pay she deserved by law. This case highlights the importance of supporting the legal empowerment of refugees, so that they can rightfully demand their work rights in Mexico. Our client worked in a company […]
This list has been compiled with the information available to us at the time of publication and will be updated regularly as the situation in Afghanistan develops. If you wish you wish to help people at risk in Afghanistan, including the organizations supporting forcibly displaced Afghans, please check our post on how you can help. […]
El equipo de asesores legales de Asylum Access México en Tijuana tuvo una importante victoria al lograr que una usuaria despedida injustificadamente recibiera la liquidación que por ley le correspondía. Este caso resalta la importancia de apoyar al empoderamiento de las personas refugiadas, a fin de que puedan exigir los derechos que les corresponden en […]
August 11, 2021 (Oakland, USA and Mexico City, Mexico). Asylum Access and Asylum Access Mexico condemn the ongoing application of Title 42, as well as the summary expulsion of families and individuals on flights from the United States and northern Mexico to remote parts of southern Mexico, from where they have been forced into Guatemala. Tens […]