DHS Releases Detained Asylum-Seeking Families
…Women’s Refugee Commission has long documented that there is no humane way to detain families. Most recently, we submitted a joint complaint to DHS’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil…
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…Women’s Refugee Commission has long documented that there is no humane way to detain families. Most recently, we submitted a joint complaint to DHS’s Office of Civil Rights and Civil…
…willing and able to provide care. Removing children from their communities in the immediate aftermath of the typhoon can further compromise their well-being by leading to unnecessary, permanent separation from…
For President Barack Obama, the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is increasingly becoming a political liability, giving Republicans a fresh opportunity to question his administration’s competence and complicating the…
…U.S., Sarah Costa, the Women’s Refugee Commission’s executive director, issued the following statement: “As an organization promoting the rights and well-being of displaced and migrant women and children around the…
In response to the Senate Republican Working Group’s immigration proposal released yesterday, Katharina Obser, director of the Migrant Rights and Justice Program at the Women’s Refugee Commission, issued the following…
…Refugee Commission. Today, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new standards for short-term detention facilities, mandating many—but not all—of the protections the Women’s Refugee Commission advocates for the safety…
…Senate urging the same. Katharina Obser, director of the Migrant Rights and Justice program at WRC, stated: “The Women’s Refugee Commission commends lawmakers for taking action to address critical issues…
…San Suu Kyi, the Women’s Refugee Commission’s Executive Director Sarah Costa issued the following statement: “The near daily reports out of Myanmar, and along the Rohingya escape route to Bangladesh,…
…the overall response to the recent immigration of our newest New Yorkers by developing solutions that promote their successful integration and economic contributions to communities across the five boroughs. The…
Washington, D.C.—In response to Senate legislation released late tonight, Katharina Obser, director of the Migrant Rights and Justice program at the Women’s Refugee Commission, issued the following statement: “The draconian…
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