Our Collective Power: A Message from Our Executive Director on the Election Results > by Aaron C. Morris • 06 Nov, 2024 I know that many of you are shaken by the election results and what this means for you and your loved ones. With the return of a Trump administration, attacks on LGBTQ people and immigrants will intensify. While this moment is difficult, it’s also a reminder of how crucial our work at Immigration Equality is.
by Aaron C. Morris
• 06 Nov, 2024
Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right: Leading LGBTQ Groups Unite Against Latest Assault on Vulnerable Refugees > by Bridget Crawford • 08 Jul, 2024 U.S. law preserves an individual's right to seek asylum regardless of how they enter the U.S., yet the Biden administration issued a new rule that would strip that right from asylum seekers who cross the southern border between ports of entry. A coalition of 16 organizations voiced their strong opposition, saying, "Punishing the most vulnerable refugees... undermines the fundamental right to asylum, violating the letter and spirit of the law."
by Bridget Crawford
• 08 Jul, 2024
“No Human Being Should Be Held There”: The Trauma and Resilience of LGBTQ Immigrants in U.S. Detention > by Immigration Equality • 21 Jun, 2024 Our new report, co-produced with the National Immigrant Justice Center and Human Rights First, details the rampant abuse and neglect LGBTQ and HIV-positive people endure in U.S. immigration jails. “No Human Being Should Be Held There” is a stark reminder of the human cost of a broken and increasingly complex immigration system.
by Immigration Equality
• 21 Jun, 2024
For Asylum Seekers Without An Attorney, Self-Help Guides Provide a Roadmap > by Immigration Equality • 21 May, 2024 Each year, Immigration Equality directly represents hundreds of LGBTQ asylum seekers. But despite our reach, the need for lawyers among LGBTQ refugees remains high—and extremely urgent. To address this gap, we created self-help asylum guides—designed for people applying for asylum based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status.
• 21 May, 2024
Proposed funding deal will be deadly for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers > by Bridget Crawford, Director of Law and Policy • 26 Jan, 2024 Congress is on a path to enacting the most radical changes to U.S. immigration law in decades. If passed, people escaping persecution will be denied safe haven at our very doorstep, and left to fight for their lives abroad—a fight many will lose.
by Bridget Crawford, Director of Law and Policy
• 26 Jan, 2024
LGBTQ Groups to Congress and President Biden: Don’t Sell Out LGBTQ Asylum Seekers > by Immigration Equality • 24 Dec, 2023 A group of Senators, with the support of the White House, is negotiating a deal to pass funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in exchange for extreme, permanent changes to U.S. immigration and asylum law that would harm LGBTQ refugees.
• 24 Dec, 2023
Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue > by Aaron C. Morris, Executive Director • 22 Sep, 2023 Originally published in Openly on September 22, 2023. In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the...
by Aaron C. Morris, Executive Director
• 22 Sep, 2023
Immigration Equality Files Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit for a Gay Couple Whose Marriage Petition Was Denied > by Immigration Equality • 15 Sep, 2023 On September 15, 2023, Jones Day, along with Immigration Equality and Lambda Legal, filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of a gay man whose...
• 15 Sep, 2023
Immigration Equality Files Amicus Brief on Fifth Circuit Appeal for Transgender Woman from Mexico > by Immigration Equality • 21 Aug, 2023 Attorneys at the firm Williams and Connelly filed an amicus brief on behalf of Immigration Equality, Oasis Legal Services, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., The Tahirih Justice Center, The TransLatin@...
• 21 Aug, 2023
Immigration Equality Files Comment Asking USCIS to Add X Gender Option to Asylum Application Form > by Immigration Equality • 20 Jun, 2023 Immigration Equality submitted a comment urging the USCIS to add a third or “X” gender option to the I-589 Asylum Application Form. This change will ensure that all people, including non-binary, gender...
• 20 Jun, 2023
