Tag: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

America’s Treatment of Asylum Seekers Reviewed by Regional Human Rights Body

by Karolina Walters | Mar 21, 2017 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) heard testimony today about policies that...

Asylum Seekers Illegally Turned Away by Customs and Border Protection

by Katie Shepherd | Jan 17, 2017 | Asylum, Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Humanitarian Protection | 0

For many months, lawyers and advocates have received damning reports from asylum-seeking families, adults, and even unaccompanied minors fleeing Mexico and Central America who have been systematically turned away by Customs and...