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cgrsasylum.bsky.social
The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) advocates for the rights of women, children, and LGBTQ+ #refugees. 🦋 cgrs.uclawsf.edu
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👏For over a decade we've been honored to support @florenceproject.bsky.social + other partners representing immigrant kids through the UCP @acaciajustice.bsky.social. After days of fear and chaos, our community's advocacy made a difference for ~26,000 kids who were at risk of losing their lawyers.❤️

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Migrants are being deported to countries they aren't from. Families swept up in raids and children denied lawyers. Immigrants with no criminal convictions sent to Guantanamo Bay. Trump's anti-immigrant agenda of chaos and cruelty is on full display.

submitted 5 days ago • 31 comments

🇭🇹"For many Haitians, deportation could amount to a death sentence," our Legal Director Blaine Bookey said today. "As I hear daily from aid workers and advocates on the ground in Haiti, deportations only create more instability, exacerbating the country’s displacement crisis." Read more.👇

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We strongly condemn the Trump Administration’s reckless and inhumane decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 500,000 Haitian nationals in August 2025—6 months earlier than the previously designated expiration date of February 2026. #tpshaiti #haiti

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

The House & Senate are moving quickly to pass a budget that would put hundreds of billions of dollars toward mass deportations while slashing critical programs like SNAP, Medicaid & student loan relief. Tell Congress to stop wasting our tax dollars attacking immigrants: act.nilc.org/page/79423/a...

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

🌎 New! A first-of-its-kind global Toolkit on international protection and displacement in the context of climate change & disasters. It provides clear, practical guidance on how refugee & human rights law applies—debunking myths and clarifying protections under existing frameworks. 🔽 More below

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Attention Community! In this post you will find the numbers for the Bay Area, Northern, Central and Southern California Rapid Response Network. Keep this information handy and share it with your community. Remember that an informed community is a prepared community.

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Joseph fled from his home in Cameroon to escape the threat of government persecution. After an arduous journey, he describes arriving at the U.S. border as finally “getting into light.” Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

Proud to partner with @aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @lasamericasiac.bsky.social @florenceproject.bsky.social @txcivilrights.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social! 🦋

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NEW: We've filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's attempts to shut down asylum at the border: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/immigra... With partners: @aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @lasamericasiac.bsky.social @florenceproject.bsky.social @txcivilrights.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

¡Atención Comunidad!  En esta publicación encontrará los números de la Red de Respuesta Rápida del Área de la Bahía, Norte, Centro y Sur de California.  Mantenga esta información a la mano y compártala en comunidad. Recuerde que una comunidad informada es una comunidad preparada

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As ICE raids occur across the U.S., we know people are concerned about potential harm to themselves, their families, and communities. Check out this deportation defense manual from @maketheroadny.bsky.social for info, resources + a guide to create a plan of action: maketheroadny.org/we-protect-us/

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

As the Trump admin prepares for a dramatic increase in detention, read our @immcouncil.bsky.social blog on our client Ms. E.G.V.'s harrowing experience in ICE detention, ICE's failure to keep records of her mistreatment, and our FOIA lawsuit: bit.ly/egvblog #WelcomeWithDignity #CommunitiesNotCages

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Your rights are protected by the U.S. Constitution, no matter your immigration status. 🫂 Stay informed & join CHIRLA at our weekly #KnowYourRights workshops!🦋 Questions? Call our Immigrant Assistance Line: (888) 624-4752, M-F, 9AM - 5PM.✊🏽 Details below ⬇️ #PreparetoStay #NoDeportations #SomosCHIRLA

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

“You got here a week ago, under the wire, you know your case manager for three days. And now you’re not allowed to call them to get support from them. All of that is on hold. If you’re a recent arrival, you’re what, just on your own now?” www.cnn.com/2025/01/24/p...

submitted 31 days ago • 4 comments

Senator Durbin's office has released a searing investigation on inadequate medical care in U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities. The report looks at the failure of care during the Biden administration--imagine what it will be now. www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/re...

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

🚨New Resource in Spanish: Trump’s return brings executive actions targeting asylum seekers & migrants—with impacts across Latin America & the Caribbean. This memo unpacks severe asylum restrictions, border militarization, & more. ✍️ By @cgrsasylum.bsky.social cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

Families belong together, and we remain committed to offering guides and resources to people threatened with deportation, even when they are out of the reach of our direct services in Arizona. 🧵

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

Following the slew of anti-immigrant actions announced inauguration day, the Trump admin spent its first week in office upending the lives of refugees and immigrants and shuttering vital programs that had extended a lifeline to people seeking safety. Our latest: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/trump-t...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Maria is among the many exiled Nicaraguan journalists who fled the Ortega-Murillo government's crackdown and repression. A Biden program was her one hope to reunite with her 13-year-old son, but it was ended this week. houstonlanding.org/we-dont-have...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

"Border shutdowns and asylum bans have only ever created more chaos, dysfunction and pain," our litigation director Melissa Crow said on a press call with @welcomewdignity.bsky.social partners yesterday. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art... @sfchronicle.com

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Sheinbaum's remarks raise A LOT of questions. The strategy of a humanitarian response followed by repatriations sure sounds like chain refoulement.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

🚨 RED CARD UPDATE 🚨 Due to unprecedented demand, our original Red Card portal is backlogged and these are not available for order via the non-profit and private firm portals right now. However, this 🔗 guides you to the raw Red Card page you can print for 🆓 RIGHT NOW 👇🏽 ilrc.org/red-cards

submitted 34 days ago • 8 comments

This week the Trump administration announced a set of extreme anti-immigrant policies that will gut access to asylum and exacerbate suffering and chaos at the border. We're ready to use every tool at our disposal to halt these destructive measures. Our statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de...

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments