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May 22, 2025 – Today, the Trump administration filed a motion to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which for years has set the standards for the humane treatment of immigrant children in government custody, many of whom arrive seeking refuge and protection. The motion recycles many of the arguments that have been brought forward by the federal government — and rejected by courts — multiple times.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2022, 10:00 AM PST PRESS STATEMENT Contacts : Peter Schey, Executive Director, Center for Human Rights...