Vanuatu, Fiji, & Samoa formally requested to amend the Rome Statute to include #Ecocide. This P&A brief by Alexia Gardner explores how current protection pathways will fail people displaced due to ecocide and other #climate disasters. 🔗 bit.ly/3U0e3Hz #StopEcocide

Making #ecocide an int'l crime "would acknowledge the deep & enduring consequences of environmental damage, including climate-induced displacement" U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) policy brief explains what #ecocidelaw is and how it could protect the displaced ⤵️ refugees.org/ecocide-as-a-c… #StopEcocide

🌍 As climate change drives people to move, legal frameworks need to catch up. Join us and Dejusticia @cgrs_asylum @refugeesintl CEJIL for a conversation with experts from Central America, Colombia, & the U.S. on how to protect climate-vulnerable people. 🌱 Register here:

🌍| A medida que el cambio climático obliga a las personas a desplazarse, los marcos legales deben actualizarse. Junto a U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) @cgrs_asylum @refugeesintl CEJIL conversaremos sobre cómo proteger a la población vulnerable al clima. Regístrese aquí: bit.ly/3UPsajz

🚨HAPPENING TODAY at 2 p.m. EST! Forty years after the Cartagena Declaration's initial signing, significant new migration challenges have emerged in Latin America. Join CGRS Latin America Working Group U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) today for a discussion on a way forward. RSVP now! refugeesinternational.org/events-and-tes…

Ecocide should be a prosecutable crime under international law ⚖️. But we also need to take a protection-based approach and ensure that people displaced by environmental disasters have a safe place to call home. As COP 29 draws to a close, USCRI's Alexia Gardner reflects on the

#Ecuador, once an 'island of peace,' now faces South America's highest homicide rate. Rising insecurity is driving mass displacement, with Ecuadorians increasingly seeking safety elsewhere. Policy Analyst Alexia Gardner unpacks the crisis at bit.ly/41ttWLl

Conditions in #Ecuador are drastically deteriorating & fueling mass displacement. Returning to Ecuador is not safe at this time & our Ecuadorian community needs #TPSforEcuador. Read more in our brief below ⬇️ refugees.org/island-of-peac…

It’s not safe to land planes in #Haiti—or to deport Haitians there. Despite the FAA ban after gang gunfire in Port-au-Prince, deportation flights continue, leaving passengers in deep insecurity. Read the op-ed by Eskinder Negash, USCRI: bit.ly/3BBfs1h

Today Homeland Security announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status for 4⃣ countries through 2026. #TPS is a lifesaving humanitarian tool & these extensions will protect nearly 1 million people. Take a look at this🧵for details from today's announcements

Our withdrawal from the Paris Agreement damages our ability to prevent the conditions behind forced migration. Read full U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) statement at: bit.ly/4gebNVz

On January 20, 2025, the White House released a series of Executive Orders and a Proclamation that regress the immigration system, with immediate consequences for refugees and immigrants. These policies signal a troubling shift, renouncing the United States' role as a stronghold

Today marks the 45th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, a bipartisan effort to protect those fleeing persecution. Since its passage, 3M+ refugees have resettled in the US, including 400K+ welcomed by USCRI. “Beside the law, resettling refugees is our moral duty,” says

As #Syria seeks to reckon with Assad's crimes, refugee voices must be included. #Colombia’s peace process offers key lessons on how Syria can include displaced voices in its approach to post-conflict justice and heal in the aftermath of atrocity. Learn more:

Over 3,400 women were murdered in #Mexico in 2023. Femi(ni)cide—names not just femicide, but the impunity that enables it. Understanding this as state failure is key for women seeking asylum. Learn more: bit.ly/3EHi6nn #Feminicidio #Feminicide

Once seen as an “island of peace,” #Ecuador now has the highest homicide rate in South America. A surge in drug-related violence and impunity has displaced 80,000+ people in 2024 alone. Following his reelection, President Noboa has framed his win as a mandate to double down on

50 years ago, the fall of Saigon sparked a refugee crisis that forced hundreds of thousands to flee by sea. These refugees, often called “boat people," would go on to shape U.S. refugee policy. Between 1975–1979, approximately 300,000 Vietnamese refugees were admitted—leading to

Forced into hiding to protect themselves and their loved ones, many lesbians remain invisible in the very spaces meant to shelter them, yet that invisibility offers no safety—and cultural norms that deny or erase female sexuality only exacerbate the problem. True visibility

Stripping someone of their citizenship severs their legal bond with the state, leaving them without rights or protection, often facing persecution, exploitation, and forced displacement. Once condemned as inhumane and contrary to basic human rights, this practice is making a

This week, a 6.0 magnitude #earthquake hit Kunar province, #Afghanistan, along the eastern border with #Pakistan. Early reports indicate 2,205 dead, with the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) estimating about 1.3M people affected. Natural hazards like this