Biden Administration Removes Rodney Scott as Head of US Border Patrol In a widely expected move, the Biden Administration ousted Rodney Scott as the head of US Border Patrol. His departure clears the way for new leadership, likely to be chosen by Biden’s nominee for head of CBP, Chris Magnus. The Biden Administration remains under pressure to fill a number of vacant leadership roles at DHS. US Ends Policy Limiting Asylum for Gang and Domestic Violence Survivors Attorney General Merrick … [Read more...]

Remain in Mexico program repealed On June 1st, the Biden Administration formally ended the Migrant Protection Protocols, which have forced tens of thousands of asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for the chance to make their case. Our Executive Director Joanna Williams notes that while this small change in the right direction acknowledges some of the suffering migrants have experienced, a vast swath of migrants who have been affected by the policy remain excluded from a … [Read more...]

Mexico records more than 2,000 migrant disappearances A Mexican human rights agency has filed a report indicating that more than 2,000 migrants have disappeared in Mexican territory. "The gravity of the human rights violations against the migrant population is overwhelming." These abuses are the outcome of Mexico of following suit with the US's strategy of managing migration flows with militarization. The Biden Administration has redoubled emphasize on Mexican border and immigration controls … [Read more...]

Mexico Announces a Crackdown on Migration The Mexican National Guard, founded in 2018 and subsequently used as a tool by the Trump Administration to control and curb migration from Central America, announced a "migration crackdown,” further militarizing its border with Guatemala. Such unchecked militarization will inevitably lead to an increase in human rights violations of migrants on their journey and continue to direct energy and resources away from processing and access to … [Read more...]

End Title 42 We signed on to a letter with Human Rights First that urges the Biden Administration to follow through on their promise to restore asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and terminate Title 42, which uses the pandemic as a pretext to deny asylum seekers due process. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Investigates Border Patrol Anastasio Hernandez Rojas’ brutal killing at the hands of Border Patrol Agents in 2010 will be reviewed by the Inter-American Commission on Human … [Read more...]