600 Reports

Links to long-form information about U.S. border governance and migration

Testimony of WOLA’s Adam Isacson Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Hearing: “The Border Crisis: The Cost of Chaos”

Published by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 25, 2024.

Testimony delivered in a House hearing, centered on recent migration trends and reforms needed to the U.S. immigration and asylum systems. (Link at oversight.house.gov)

Tags: Asylum, Congress, Migration, Migration Trends, U.S. Policy

Guidelines on International Protection No. 14: Non-penalization of refugees on account of their irregular entry or presence and restrictions on their movements in accordance with Article 31 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

Published by the UN Refugee Agency on September 23, 2024.

Emphasizes that refugees should not be penalized for irregular entry or presence if they meet certain conditions, and any restrictions on their movements should be proportional and limited. (Link at refworld.org)

Tags: Asylum, UN

Six-Week Report: Implementation of the Biden Administration’s June 2024 “Securing the Border” Asylum Ban

Published by National Immigrant Justice Center, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Hope Border Institute, Refugees International, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the National Immigration Law Center, Human Rights First, Women’s Refugee Commission, and Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project on July 25, 2024

Documents people who have faced “insurmountable due process violations” after trying to seek asylum at the border after the Biden administration’s June 2024 asylum ban went into effect.

Tags: Asylum, Human Rights, Organizational Culture

Report to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances Regarding Disappearances of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in the United States

Published by several organizations, and hosted by Human Rights First, on June 14, 2024.

A report to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances alleges that U.S. authorities’ treatment of migrants and asylum seekers in custody at the border is tantamount to enforced disappearances.

Tags: Conditions in Custody, Human Rights, Organizational Culture