We have witnessed the Trump Administration slowly chip away at a carefully crafted asylum system designed to protect refugees from being returned to the harm and persecution from which they flee. The U.S. has effectively stripped migrants of their right to due process and refuge, and subjected them to indefinite limbo and precariousness in Mexico. We condemn these recent attacks on the right to asylum and fear the ones that lie ahead. In efforts to #SaveAsylum, we urge you to call and write … [Read more...]

  The Fundamental Concept of Asylum The political and moral concept of asylum is not modern. It traces back to ancient times, hinging on the morality of dignity and carried out in the practice of sheltering. We, as human beings, were responsible for not only providing shelter to those seeking refuge, but to also treat refugees with dignity because there was a common acceptance that by simply being human, you were worthy of at least those two things. Seeking and giving refuge is core to … [Read more...]