Irwin County Detention Center
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Stop CBP From Destroying Its Own Records

[Guadalajara, Jal. September 30, 2020] This week, The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined over 100 organizations in requesting that the National Archives and Records Administration reconsider its recent approval of CBP’s request to destroy internal records of misconduct.  The Rhizome Center for Migrants interviews Mexican nationals deported through the Interior Repatriation Initiative (IRI) program to […]

Immigrants
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Over 170 Organizations Offer Blueprint to Undo Damage Wrought by Trump, Transform America’s Immigration System

[Guadalajara, Jal. August 18, 2020] Today The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined over 170 U.S. leading immigration and advocacy organizations in releasing the 2021 Immigration Action Plan, laying out a blueprint for the next administration to restore human dignity to a system weaponized by the Trump administration, reinforce core American values, and power the economic […]

Migrants wait in line for food distribution at the Matamoros camp March 19. Food was previously given out in a centralized tent but is now distributed at separate locations in the camp to prevent large gatherings. Ivan Flores for Foreign Policy
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Regional Groups Call on IACHR to Respond to Systemic Human Rights Violations in the Hemisphere

[Guadalajara, Jal. July 21, 2020] Today The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined a regional coalition of 41 organizations in requesting a multi-country thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The request calls on the Commission to protect human rights in the American hemisphere by addressing the wide-ranging impacts of recent U.S. migration policies […]

Older Persons
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The UN Should Strengthen Recognition and Inclusion of Older People, and Older Migrants, Within the UN System

[Guadalajara, Jal. June 3, 2020] The Rhizome Center for Migrants and more than 100 organizations worldwide have joined with HelpAge International to call for the UN to ensure that, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we build back better and set the stage for a more inclusive and equitable society that considers older people’s rights across […]

COVID-19
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U.S. and Mexico Must Urgently Address Impact of Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19

[Guadalajara, Jal. May 25, 2020] The Rhizome Center for Migrants and 35 U.S. and Mexican organizations call on the Trump and Lopez Obrador administrations to urgently address the impact of ongoing deportations and expulsions of children, asylum seekers, and migrants during COVID-19. As organizations representing civil society in the region, we are alarmed by the […]

Senor Juan
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Population At Risk: Elderly Undocumented Mexican Workers

[Guadalajara, Jal. July 30, 2019] Each year, undocumented workers in the United States contribute billions to the U.S. Social Security system. However, when they retire, because of their undocumented status in the U.S. workforce, they will not have access to the federal public benefits of retired workers. Their inability to draw from their contributions, and the […]