Tag: 1951 Refugee Convention

If Trump Refouls Gay Asylum Seekers to El Salvador he is Complicit in their Torture

May 11, 2025

As previously reported by US News media, Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist who came to the United States last year in search of asylum, is one of 238 Venezuelan migrants flown from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador . “Our client, who was in the middle of seeking asylum, just … More If Trump Refouls Gay Asylum Seekers to El Salvador he is Complicit in their Torture

Denouncing Trump’s New Rule Shutting Down Access to Asylum

July 15, 2019

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) denounces the new interim final rule announced by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security today, which will deny asylum to those seeking protection at our southern border if they do not first apply for asylum from a third country while en route to the United States. This new … More Denouncing Trump’s New Rule Shutting Down Access to Asylum