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Click here to read USCIRF's report, Assessing the U.S. Government's Detention of Asylum Seekers: Further Attention Needed to Fully Implement Reforms.
Apr 19, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress considers legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system, a new U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report,…
...that the United States government continues to detain many asylum seekers in jails or jail-like facilities?Between July and December 2012, USCIRF staff toured 10 detention facilities nationwide and met with asylum seekers and officials from the…
Jun 28, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATION6/28/2013 | By Eric P. Schwartz and M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following appeared in Star-Ledger on June 28, 2013.
As our nation debates immigration reform, it is time to consider reform of our…
Feb 24, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONFebruary 24, 2015 | By Eric P. Schwartz & M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following op-ed appeared in USA Today on February 24, 2015.
Given the record numbers of people from Syria, Iraq, Burma and…
Jun 19, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates World Refugee Day. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for…
Oct 28, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 28, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres participated in a timely conversation yesterday hosted by the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Click here to view the Barriers to Protection ReportClick here to view the Spanish translation of the Executive Summary of the Barriers to Protection Report
Click here to view the report summary of Barriers to Protection
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August 3, 2016
USCIRF, along with Human Rights First, held an event specific to USCIRF’s report, Barriers to Protection. The report highlights challenges with the U.S. government’s treatment of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal the moment…
Aug 25, 2016
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August 25, 2016 | Kristina Arriaga and Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
The following op/ed appeared in The Hill on August 25, 2016.
Many men, women, and children each year…