NEW: SCOTUS just granted the Trump admin’s request to review a 9th Circuit decision in our case challenging the government’s prior asylum turnback policy: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/news/scot... @alotrolado-org.bsky.social @immcouncil.org @democracyforward.org @ccrjustice.org @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social

BREAKING: Last night AG Bondi reinstated regressive rulings from the first Trump admin in an attempt to end asylum for women and families seeking refuge. “This is a brazen power grab by Trump’s Justice Department," CGRS Director @karenmusalo.bsky.social says: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/en/news/trum...

The Trump admin's recent asylum ruling is part of a broader assault on women’s rights and immigrant rights, our director @karenmusalo.bsky.social writes for @latimes.com. The decision will make it far more difficult for refugee women and girls to find safety. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Join us on Wednesday for this critical and urgent conversation with @cristosal.bsky.social on challenges to human rights and democracy in El Salvador. 🇸🇻👇

BREAKING: Today the Justice Department issued a decision declaring that refugees fleeing gender-based violence may no longer qualify for asylum. Its clear intent is to give judges a basis to reject women’s cases without considering them fairly. Our statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/trump-l...

📢 New: Our latest analysis unpacks the Inter-American Court’s Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency. It highlights key takeaways on cross-border displacement and State obligations. 🌎 🔍 A must-read for advocates, scholars, and policymakers. 📄 Read here: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

BREAKING: Today a federal court struck down the Trump admin's shutdown of asylum at the southern border. Statement w/@aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @txcivilrights.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social @lasamericasiac.bsky.social @florenceproject.bsky.social: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/federal...

Today the Trump admin terminated #TPS for Haiti 🇭🇹 - putting half a million people at risk of deportation to a country mired in deadly violence. The decision "amounts to a death sentence for many of our Haitian neighbors,” our Legal Director Blaine Bookey says: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de...

The Supreme Court's ruling on nationwide injunctions and birthright citizenship in Trump v. CASA raises more questions than answers. Here's what we know so far: www.nilc.org/articles/ana...

This #FathersDay, the families of those disappeared to El Salvador’s CECOT prison are missing their dads, sons, and partners, unsure if they will see them again. #FamiliesBelongTogether and free. Take action with @nilc.org to demand their safe return: bit.ly/cecotaction #BringThemBack

🚨TRIGGER WARNING🚨 Our clients were reporting for a routine ISAP appt, following govt protocol. But when they arrived, father was taken away from his daughter and wife. Today, the daughter is still in pain as the rest of the country prepares to celebrate Father’s Day. t.co/iONtuwbUZg

This is absolutely outrageous. This is a US Senator — full stop. To treat him like this is beyond the pale and the mark of an authoritarian regime. If they can do this to a sitting Senator, just think about what they can do to you. Absolutely no one should be treated this way.

​​“Sen. Padilla @padilla.senate.gov attended a public press conference seeking answers on behalf of the millions of Californians he represents," CGRS Director @karenmusalo.bsky.social said today. "The Trump admin used violent force to silence him." Our response: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-co...

If this is how this administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, to cooks, and to day laborers throughout California and across the country. We will hold this administration accountable.

BREAKING: We just filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's unlawful asylum shutdown policy, with partners at @alotrolado-org.bsky.social, @haitianbridge.bsky.social, @immcouncil.org, @democracyforward.org, and @ccrjustice.org. Our joint statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/asylum-...

NEW: Frizgeralth de Jesús Cornejo Pulgar was among the 238 Venezuelans removed to El Salvador without due process in mid-March. He has no criminal history or a final order of deportation. On Friday, a US immigration judge terminated his asylum case, effectively ejecting him from the legal system.

The Trump administration's proposals to send migrants from the U.S. to Libya, Rwanda, and other third countries "make a mockery of the post-World War II refugee protection framework," CGRS Director @karenmusalo.bsky.social writes in @latimes.com. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... @uclawsf.bsky.social

We’ve launched a new community resources page for our immigrant community and families facing deportation or increased ICE activity. Get trusted, up-to-date info to protect yourself and your loved ones. 📲 Visit www.ImmDef.org/resources youtube.com/shorts/_T5Tu...

NEW: Afghans face alarming danger of return to Taliban persecution, our latest analysis warns. As the U.S. ends TPS for Afghans & Pakistan escalates deportations, lives are on the line. Read more: humanrightsfirst.org/library/afgh...

This week CGRS, with @rfkhumanrights.bsky.social and other partners, filed a request with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking emergency precautionary measures to halt enforced disappearances to El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison. Learn more: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/groups-...

After hours of detainment, Newark Mayor Baraka has been released. This arrest is shameful. @maketheroadnj.bsky.social has been at Delaney Hall demanding accountability since day one and we will continue to fight back against any attempts to make New Jersey a mass deportation zone.

⚖️Victory! Today a federal court struck down key parts of a Biden admin rule severely restricting asylum. We're proud to represent @lasamericasiac.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social w/co-counsel @aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @txcivilrights.bsky.social. cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/distric...

“The US should not be in the business of disappearing anyone to torture." Yesterday, members of #WelcomeWithDignity, advocates, & attorneys from @fwd.us, @immcouncil.org, @cristosal.bsky.social & more, held a press call to discuss the Trump admin’s forced disappearances to El Salvador. Learn more ⬇️

With Trump defying the Supreme Court to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia (along with hundreds of others) imprisoned in El Salvador, we find ourselves in a moral and constitutional crisis. Calls and emails to Congress aren’t sufficient to end these crises, but they are necessary.

We are in a constitutional crisis. I’m in El Salvador to shine a light on Kilmar’s story and keep the pressure on Donald Trump to secure his safe return home.

We have arrived in El Salvador. Trump is illegally arresting, jailing, & deporting people with no due process. We must hold the Administration accountable for these illegal acts and demand Kilmar’s release. Today it’s him, tomorrow it could be anyone else. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

There are reports that ICE may disappear around 177 people at Bluebonnet Detention Center in TX to #ElSalvador today. This is completely lawless. Please call (202) 224-3121 & urge your reps to try to STOP the plane. @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social

SCOTUS ruled that Trump had to give people adequate notice before deporting them. Yet today, there are reports that he's deporting 177 immigrants with under 24 hours' notice—not enough time to assert due process. We cannot stand by as this admin continues to disappear people.

The Trump Admin is trying to disappear almost 200 more people to El Salvador. This is a violation of due process. If we let Trump get away with disappearing immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, there is nothing stopping him from disappearing U.S. citizens next. (1/2)

🚨There are reports that ICE may disappear around 177 people at Bluebonnet Detention Center in TX to #ElSalvador today. When we say we need this type of leadership - we mean, NOW. Call (202) 224-3121 & urge your reps to try to STOP the plane. @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social

VICTORY: A federal court just BLOCKED the Trump admin’s attempt to bring back the cruel Remain in Mexico policy. The Court agreed with @immdef.bsky.social: it endangers asylum seekers + violates their right to legal counsel. 📣 Full statement: tinyurl.com/apr17-2025

🚨 El gobierno de EE.UU. ha desaparecido a más de 280 personas a una prisión de máxima seguridad en El Salvador, deportándolos sin debido proceso. ¿Qué está pasando y qué han dicho las cortes? Lo explicamos aquí. @fnlux.com vimeo.com/1075476972

Yesterday a federal court granted an emergency stay blocking the Trump admin's reimplementation of the Remain in Mexico policy. We're proud to represent @immdef.bsky.social in this case, along with @nipnlg.bsky.social @innovationlawlab.bsky.social. Our statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/court-b...

Today Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele visited the White House. There Bukele and Trump doubled down on their illegal scheme that has resulted in the disappearances of over 280 people to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison. Our full statement: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/bukele-...

🚨 JUST SUBMITTED: Our joint report with @cgrsasylum.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @undocublack.bsky.social, Haiti Justice Partnership + UCSF College of Law, to the UNHRC exposes how US immigration + border policies harm Haitian + other Black asylum seekers. cgrs.uclawsf.edu/our-work/pub...

Congress is fast-tracking a funding bill that will empower Trump to experiment with authoritarian tactics through immigration enforcement—threatening our constitutional rights & democratic norms. Read our blog for 10 ways this bill’s immigration enforcement funds put us all at risk: bit.ly/3XHQZzn

Kamila, a talented cook from Afghanistan, resettled in Vermont. With support from the ECDC Multicultural Community Center, "Kamila’s Kitchen Vermont" enriches the local culture while demonstrating the resilience of refugees. www.ecdcus.org/spicing-up-v... #WeWillWelcome

#BreakingNews After our compelling arguments yesterday w/ @justiceactionctr.bsky.social & Amica Center, a Fed Dist Court judge issued a temporary restraining order requiring the Trump admin to fund legal rep for unaccompanied children through April 16, 2025. 🧵⬇️ www.immdef.org/blog/kids-ac...

Eid Mubarak!☪️ For many Muslims, faith, food & generosity offer comfort - reminding us that kindness & community are at the heart of Ramadan. Read on for a glimpse into different Refugee Storytellers Collective members' faith traditions: www.refugeestorytellerscollective.org/stories/rama...

Across the U.S., Community Sponsorship Hub is highlighting a powerful movement of welcome. This includes 300+ state & local elected officials who are calling for the immediate restart of the U.S. refugee admissions program. Americans want to #DefendRefuge communitysponsorshiphub.org/news-stories...

Without advocates helping them, kids are more prone to be preyed upon, left without proper schooling or medical care, and trapped in unsafe living situations. ✉️Contact your elected officials and demand action to #SaveUCP: Tinyurl.com/protect-kids @acaciajustice.bsky.social

🚨Today the government terminated legal services for immigrant kids assisted through @acaciajustice.bsky.social's Unaccompanied Children Program, which provides a crucial lifeline to kids seeking safety. We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids

CW: Forced labor, physical abuse This is our client Ramon*, who, without the Unaccompanied Children’s Program, may have been deported back to Guatemala, where his father had disappeared and his mother died when he was a child, forcing him to live and work for his alcoholic grandfather.

CGRS and our partners just filed a lawsuit challenging the new mandatory bars rule, which circumvents due process to accelerate deportations of refugees: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/immigra... @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @raicestexas.bsky.social @florenceproject.bsky.social

Looking for a primer on immigration detention? This segment on @lastweektonight.com with John Oliver dives into detention going back to the 80s & 90s covering the change in laws, private prisons, & deaths in detention. It also includes a shout out to the state level strategies to end detention.

President Trump can't punish and deport someone for their political beliefs. Mahmoud Khalil has not been charged with a crime — he must be released immediately.

The alarming return of family detention, a policy that was widely condemned and has been dormant for four years, is yet another layer of the Trump administration’s unprecedented and cruel expansion of immigration detention, that if fully realized will triple the current detention system.

We are still looking for #Volunteer Child Advocates across several of our Young Center offices! If you live in #Houston, #GrandRapids, #SanAntonio,#Phoenix, #Chicago, #WashingtonDC #NewYork or #NewJersey apply today to make a difference in the life of a child.