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The Center Joins Rights Groups to Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States’ Disappearances of Migrants and Systematic Human Rights Violations

Fifteen immigrants’ rights organizations have submitted urgent reports to the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, raising the alarm over systematic and grave human rights violations against migrants and asylum-seekers by the U.S. government during the first months of the Trump-Vance administration.

May 73 min read

More Than 200 Organizations Sign Onto Statement Condemning Attacks on Lawyers and Access to Justice

This month, more than 200 civil rights groups, legal advocacy organizations, and human rights defenders across the country - including the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law - came together to issue a joint statement denouncing President Trump’s memorandum, Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.

Apr 211 min read

Southern Border Communities Coalition and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Condemn CBP Abuse and Violations of International Human Rights Law in New UN Report

Yesterday, SBCC and CHRCL submitted a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s continued human rights abuses at Open Air Detention Sites as part of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the United States.

Apr 86 min read

The Center Has Joined with Advocacy Groups to Urge the United Nations to Address the United States' Escalating Abuse of Immigrants, Asylum Seekers

Yesterday, a group of 23 nonprofit organizations published a report urging the United Nations to address the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation of non-citizens in the United States.

Apr 82 min read

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Names Sergio Perez as Executive Director

Sergio Perez named CHRCL’s new Executive Director, continuing a legacy of immigrant rights advocacy after founder Peter Schey’s passing.

Mar 122 min read

Over 120 Nonprofit Organizations and Advocates Urge Biden to End Deportations to Haiti

Over one-hundred and fifty organizations and advocates sent a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to stop Haiti deportation.

Oct 25, 20233 min read

Defending the Land Rights of the Maasai – Announcing CHRCL’s Maasai United Advocacy Project

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) is proud to announce the launch of our Maasai United Advocacy Project

Aug 23, 20233 min read

Join Project Reunify as a Volunteer – Help Monitor Detained Children at the U.S. Border

At the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL), we believe in the power of advocacy and action to protect the most vulnerable

Jul 1, 20233 min read

Casa Libre v. Mayorkas Update

This class-action lawsuit seeks to force USCIS to adjudicate visa petitions for abused, neglected, and abandoned youth within 180-days.

Feb 16, 20231 min read

Tents for Homeless – Providing Shelter, Restoring Dignity: Join Us in Supporting Our Communities

We are excited to introduce our Tents for Homeless Project, which focuses on providing emergency shelter for unhoused individuals in LA.

Feb 6, 20233 min read

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For media inquiries, interview requests, or statements on immigration, civil, and human rights issues, please contact:

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CHRCL offers access to experienced attorneys, legal strategists, and advocates with decades of expertise in immigrant rights, class action litigation, and constitutional law. Our leadership is available for comment, expert analysis, and public appearances on current immigration policy, human rights abuses, and systemic injustice affecting marginalized communities.

Andry, a makeup artist, actor, a loving son, and beloved member of the LGBTQ+ community, has become the face of an alarming constitutional crisis within the U.S. immigration system. Andry was disappeared to El Salvador, along with 200+ other Venezuelans. Demand his unconditional release. #FreeAndry and share his story! Learn more freeandry.org

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The House Judiciary Committee advanced a budget reconciliation bill that, if signed into law, will trigger the single biggest increase in funding for immigration enforcement in the history of the U.S.

This legislation and its policies will be significantly harmful not just for immigrants and their families, but to the country as a whole. This increased funding comes at the cost of cutting programs U.S. residents benefit from, such as Medicaid and SNAP, and leaving millions of children, families, seniors, and disabled individuals without health insurance and access to food.

🚨 Call to Action 🚨 Call your representative and tell them to REJECT these egregious and dangerous increases in funding for ICE and CBP. Find your Congress member here:
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member and check the link in our bio for more info on the Bill.

This #MothersDay, we honor the strength, sacrifice, and resilience of refugee, Indigenous, and immigrant mothers—often unseen, yet foundational to our communities.

Their love transcends borders.

Their working hands and loving hearts keep us grounded in purpose and propel us forward in the fight for justice.

#TogetherWeRise #RefugeesWelcome
#ImmigrantsWelcome
#DefendRefuge
#WeAreAllAmerica

The Trump administration is trying to destroy due process protections that the Constitution guarantees to all in the US, regardless of immigration status. Without legal services, thousands of people will be in the dark about their legal rights, trapping them in detention centers notorious for human rights abuses, and disappearing them to countries where they face certain harm, and even death.

Legal access programs are the eyes and ears of human rights advocates in detention centers; without them, already-rampant human rights abuses go unchecked. Detention is applied as punishment, separating parents from kids & putting vulnerable groups like LGBTQ+ folks at greater risk.

If funding for legal services isn’t available, over 26k unaccompanied kids will lose their attorneys. It is virtually impossible for a child to successfully navigate complex legal proceedings alone, without a specialized attorney, esp if they are in detention rather than living with their trusted community members.

We’ve seen the horrific stories of people ripped away from their families and communities. This is re-traumatizing for the parents and children who have already suffered extreme emotional distress. Now is the time to speak out to demand justice.

Take action now: http://tinyurl.com/defend-justice (link in bio)

#DefendDueProcess #EqualJusticeisImmigrantJustice #ProtectKids

The Center, along with fourteen other immigrants’ rights organizations, submitted urgent reports to the United Nations and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), raising the alarm over systematic and grave human rights violations against migrants and asylum-seekers by the U.S. government during the first months of the Trump administration.

We document how the U.S. government is holding migrants incommunicado in abusive immigration detention conditions, denying access to legal counsel, blocking people fleeing persecution and torture from accessing the asylum process, summarily deporting people to countries where they fear persecution, and disappearing migrants to third countries where they face enforced disappearance, imprisonment, torture, onward refoulement, due process violations, and other grave harms.

View the press release and reports:
bit.ly/CHRCLpress

A group of 97 human rights organizations, advocates and legal experts from around the world signed onto an urgent statement to call on the United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General and other human rights bodies to denounce the unprecedented agreement between the United States and El Salvador to transfer and detain individuals in El Salvador’s maximum-security Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT).

Since mid-March 2025, the U.S. government has been paying El Salvador to inhumanely imprison approximately 260 individuals - including 238 people from Venezuela - at CECOT. The agreement violates the most fundamental human rights, including non-refoulement and due process, as well as prohibitions on forced labor and torture.

We call on UN and OAS bodies to investigate the secret agreement and detention conditions in CECOT; urge the immediate end to migrant transfers and the return of detainees; an urgent debate and sanctions from the UN Security Council and the OAS; and public condemnation by international bodies. #StopCECOT

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News & Media

The Center Joins Rights Groups to Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States’ Disappearances of Migrants and Systematic Human Rights Violations

More Than 200 Organizations Sign Onto Statement Condemning Attacks on Lawyers and Access to Justice

Southern Border Communities Coalition and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Condemn CBP Abuse and Violations of International Human Rights Law in New UN Report

The Center Has Joined with Advocacy Groups to Urge the United Nations to Address the United States' Escalating Abuse of Immigrants, Asylum Seekers

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Names Sergio Perez as Executive Director

Over 120 Nonprofit Organizations and Advocates Urge Biden to End Deportations to Haiti

Defending the Land Rights of the Maasai – Announcing CHRCL’s Maasai United Advocacy Project

Join Project Reunify as a Volunteer – Help Monitor Detained Children at the U.S. Border

Casa Libre v. Mayorkas Update

Tents for Homeless – Providing Shelter, Restoring Dignity: Join Us in Supporting Our Communities

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The Center Joins Rights Groups to Sound the Alarm to the United Nations on the United States’ Disappearances of Migrants and Systematic Human Rights Violations

More Than 200 Organizations Sign Onto Statement Condemning Attacks on Lawyers and Access to Justice

Southern Border Communities Coalition and the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Condemn CBP Abuse and Violations of International Human Rights Law in New UN Report

The Center Has Joined with Advocacy Groups to Urge the United Nations to Address the United States' Escalating Abuse of Immigrants, Asylum Seekers

The Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law Names Sergio Perez as Executive Director

Over 120 Nonprofit Organizations and Advocates Urge Biden to End Deportations to Haiti

Defending the Land Rights of the Maasai – Announcing CHRCL’s Maasai United Advocacy Project

Join Project Reunify as a Volunteer – Help Monitor Detained Children at the U.S. Border

Casa Libre v. Mayorkas Update

Tents for Homeless – Providing Shelter, Restoring Dignity: Join Us in Supporting Our Communities

Media Contact

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Your generosity will allow us to help more in need

With your support, CHRCL can extend its reach, providing crucial support to direct service providers and litigating to further the fight against injustice.