The U.S. government is illegally turning away asylum seekers at official land crossings all along the southern border.
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Factsheet | November 01, 2018
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President Trump has repeatedly falsely asserted that the United States can turn away asylum seekers who have crossed through Mexico without seeking asylum there first—even though there is no legal...
Factsheet | October 30, 2018
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The Flores Settlement Agreement is a court settlement, in place for over two decades, that has set limits on the length of time and conditions under which children can be incarcerated in immigration...
Factsheet | October 22, 2018
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Fact: United States law guarantees asylum seekers the right to request protection.
Congress adopted the Refugee Act of 1980 to bring the United States into line with its obligations to protect...
Factsheet | October 18, 2018
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Immigration Court Hiring Politicization
Documents obtained through FOIA request show changes approved by Attorney General Sessions make immigration court hiring more susceptible to politicization...
Issue Brief | October 12, 2018
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In April 2018, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his nationalist Fidesz party won a two-thirds majority in the Hungarian parliament after garnering roughly 50 percent of the popular vote. The election...
Factsheet | October 10, 2018
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The Detainees
Detainees currently held at Guantánamo: 40.
Total number of detainees ever incarcerated at Guantánamo: 780.
Detainees released under President Bush: Over 500.
Detainees...
Factsheet | October 10, 2018
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The Basics
Detainees: The first detainees arrived at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on January 11, 2002. Since it opened, 780 detainees have been held there. The Bush Administration...
Issue Brief | October 10, 2018
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The prison at Guantanamo Bay, which now holds 40 detainees, is vastly more expensive to operate than the equivalent federal prisons. Indeed, it’s come to be called “the most expensive prison on...
