Programs Protection Protection, Other
Detention and Asylum Program Fact Sheet
Women's Refugee Commission, September 2009
A fact sheet on Women's Refugee Commission Detention and Asylum Program.
Detention and Asylum Program Fact Sheet
Women's Refugee Commission, February 2009
A two-page flyer with more information about our Detention and Asylum program.
Halfway Home: Unaccompanied Children in Immigration Custody
Women's Refugee Commission, February 2009
The Women's Refugee Commission and the law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP embarked on a landmark study of the conditions of care and confinement for children in immigration proceedings without a parent or guardian.
Also available: Executive Summary
UN Human Rights of Migrants Report
United Nations General Assembly Human Rights Council, March 2008
The U.S. Response to Human Trafficking: An Unbalanced Approach
Women's Commission, June 2007
This report is focused on the United States' efforts to protect trafficked persons found in the United States.
Locking Up Family Values: The Detention of Immigrant Families
Women's Commission, February 2007
The Women's Commission and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service examines the expanding penal approach to family detention in the U.S. to inform the development of policy and practice that serves the best interests of family and children.
"What Happens When I Go to Immigration Court?"
Women's Commission, Holland & Knight, July 2006
"What Happens When I Go To Immigration Court?" is a first-of-a-kind educational video to orient children in immigration court.
Available in English, Creole, French, Fuzhounese, and Spanish. Download the companion user's manual here.
What Happens When I Go To Immigration Court? The Guide
Women's Commission, July 2006
The manual to an educational video produced to orient children to U.S. immigration court.
Gender and Child Protection Policies: Where do UNHCR's Partners Stand?
Women's Commission, UNHCR, July 2006
Prison Guard or Parent? INS Treatment of Unaccompanied Refugee Children
Women's Commission, May 2002
Innocents in Jail: INS Moves Refugee Women From Krome to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, Miami
Women's Commission, June 2001
Assessment of the treatment of the women in the Krome Service Processing Center, a large INS detention center in which dozens of women were detained on any given day, including those seeking asylum.
Behind Locked Doors:Abuse of Refugee Women at the Krome Detention Center
Women's Commission, October 2000
A project to assess the treatment of women asylum seekers in the United States. Contains interviews with dozens of women and children asylum seekers, government officials, etc.
Protecting the Rights of Children: The Need for U.S. Children's Asylum Guidelines
Women's Commission, December 1998
The children's guidelines lay out procedural, evidentiary, and legal standards that take into account the limited capacity of a child to present an asylum claim while at the same time ensuring that the child's voice is heard throughout the process.
Liberty Denied: Women Seeking Asylum Imprisoned in the U.S.
Women's Commission, March 1997
Two year investigation of the treatment of women seeking asylum in the U.S. The study found that women asylum seekers face physical and verbal abuse in prisons used used by the INS and frequently endure prolonged detention in conditions that fail to meet international principles of refugee protection and basic standards of decency and compassion.
