Topic: U.S. Border Response
HIAS advocates for the humane treatment of those seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. This work includes routinely organizing delegations of faith leaders to observe current conditions and partner organizations’ work along the border.
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May 23, 2022
May 18, 2022
Stranded in Mexico: The Human Cost of Title 42
May 18, 2022
Ana and James, asylum seekers from Mexico and Haiti, fled to the U.S.-Mexico border in search of safety. Forced to remain in the most dangerous areas of Mexico under Title 42, both found danger and violence instead.
Apr 26, 2022
Demonstrators Outside Supreme Court Demand End to MPP
Apr 26, 2022
At a rally outside the Supreme Court where oral arguments took place on whether the Biden administration can end the MPP policy, activists called for the termination of the cruel program.
Apr 8, 2022
After More Than Two Years, Title 42 Set to End May 23
Apr 8, 2022
After over two years of preventing asylum seekers from exercising their right to seek asylum at the U.S. border, Title 42, a World War II-era public health law invoked by the Trump administration ostensibly to prevent the spread of COVID-19, is finally set to end on May 23.
Apr 1, 2022
Mar 25, 2022
Title 42, a View From the Border in March 2022
Mar 25, 2022
Sue Kenney-Pfalzer and Border Fellows describe the impact of Title 42 on the organizations, systems and people at United States' southern border.
Feb 2, 2022
Stories from the Border: U.S. Policy Drives Unsafe Migration
Feb 2, 2022
Current U.S. asylum policies have exacerbated the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to experts speaking on the HIAS webinar: “Stories from the Border,” January 27.
Dec 2, 2021
Nov 1, 2021
Oct 20, 2021
MPP’s Return Will Make Bad Border Situation Worse
Oct 20, 2021
With the pending return of MPP, HIAS is on the ground in Mexico assessing the current situation.