Published by Human Rights Watch on March 24, 2022.
Details the dangers faced by Haitians, including those apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border, after they get expelled or removed to their country.
Haitians Being Returned to a Country in Chaos
5 NGO Reports tagged “Expulsions”
Links to long-form information produced by non-governmental organizations (other than WOLA)
Explainer on U.S. Deportations and Expulsions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
An overview of the dangers and illegality of the Trump administration’s quick expulsions of asylum seekers during the COVID-19 border closure.
Public Health Measures to Safely Manage Asylum Seekers and Children at the Border
Published by several organizations on May 15, 2020.
A memo explaining how, even in a public health emergency, U.S. border authorities c0uld be attending to asylum seekers and unaccompanied children instead of expelling them.
Expelling Asylum Seekers is Not the Answer: U.S. Border Policy in the Time of COVID-19
Published by Refugees International on April 27, 2020.
A brief making a legal argument against the Centers for Disease Control Rule and Order closing the border to asylum seekers on public health grounds.
U.S. Deportations During Global Pandemic Risk Spreading COVID-19
Published by WOLA and other organizations on April 9, 2020.
A statement from numerous organizations expressing alarm at the expulsions of protection-seeking migrants at the border resulting from the Trump administration’s COVID-19 response.