Human Security Initiative

Research and advocacy promoting safety and dignity for all. 501c3.
We're tracking the human impact of enforcement @ Human Impact Project

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

Our interviews with deportees have been some of the heaviest we've ever done. The mass torture and banishment of our immigrant community members is among the gravest human rights crises of this era and our country's collective shame. We'll share their stories here this week.

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

We're on the ground in southern Mexico for two weeks with @P4HR and @LasAmericasIAC to interview deported immigrants. We've heard heartbreaking stories from people torn away from their families after decades in the U.S. and stranded with nothing in a country they don't know.

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

Many of the people we spoke with in southern Mexico were pressured to self-deport and abandon their U.S. immigration cases as the only way out of indefinite detention in hellish conditions. “I signed so I wouldn’t die in there,” a man told us.

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

I'm excited to launch the Human Impact Project, a tool we built to track immigration enforcement incidents and the human stories behind them. 3500+ incidents searchable by date, location, and 60+ tags. Updated daily. Any feedback is welcome. Please share!
https://t.co/Gxb5fOnU5Y

[MigrationPolicy Inst @MigrationPolicy]

Climate change usually doesn’t cause migration directly, but it can contribute to broader factors

What does that look like? Researcher @JuliaNeusner explains on our podcast “Changing Climate, Changing Migration”

[MigrationPolicy Inst @MigrationPolicy]

.@IRAP research finds that significant shares of asylum seekers & other migrants at the US-Mexico border experienced climate disasters. Yet #climatechange was rarely the top or sole factor for movement

Our podcast “Changing Climate, Changing Migration” spoke with @JuliaNeusner about the findings

[IRAP @IRAP]

JUST PUBLISHED: IRAP submitted comments on missing migrants to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants.

Read more:

https://t.co/PQ7TTM8t6s

[Eleanor Acer @AcereEleanor]

Must read for White House, DHS, DOJ, other attorneys & officials: New UNHCR legal guidance on the Refugee Convention’s prohibition on penalties for irregular entry.

It applies to asylum bans, detention, interdiction, criminal entry prosecutions & more👇
https://t.co/oledrpfJhp

[IRAP @IRAP]

NEW: IRAP condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians, displaced people, and humanitarian workers, calls for ceasefire.

Full statement ⬇️
https://t.co/OgbB8n8BPg

[Daniel Salazar @danielsalazarTX]

I’m in New York for #ClimateWeekNYC but one of the things I’m most excited about is diving into this new @IRAP report by @JuliaNeusner.
Important new research on climate-related displacement in the Western hemisphere: https://t.co/YLgLgTYpDt

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

Excited to share that the report I wrote for @IRAP on the impacts of climate change on migrants and displaced people is out today! Based on over a year of research, it details how disasters have affected thousands of people seeking safety across borders in the Americas.

[IRAP @IRAP]

NEW: @IRAP @AlOtroLado_Org @LasAmericasIAC @HaitianBridge published a groundbreaking data report on climate displacement in the Americas.

#EnduringChangeReport is based on 3,600+ firsthand accounts of migrants seeking safety in the U.S. #ClimateWeekNYC
https://t.co/9Ml5wQpq9a

[IRAP @IRAP]

A U.S. court recently set a negative precedent for climate-displaced people seeking asylum in the U.S., but it should not dishearten proponents of expanding existing refugee protection frameworks to protect people displaced by climate change.

Read more about why climate and migration advocates should not be deterred from continuing to push on this issue:

https://t.co/UHQjtUb6Vh

[Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center @LasAmericasIAC]

To learn about the challenges faced by migrants in the Darién Gap and the dangerous route, read our report (
@WitnessBorder @quixotecenter Human Security Initiative @JuliaNeusner @KJBarber @redfranciscana ) on the need for safer pathways below.

https://t.co/FpXx4GNkVU

[Ari Sawyer @AriMSawyer]

So proud to release this beautiful and devastating project in collaboration with the @colibricenter.

For 30 years, US border policies have killed and led to the disappearance of tens of thousands of mostly Indigenous, Brown, and Black people.

It's time for a new approach.

[Margaret Cargioli @CargioliM]

Proud to have collaborated on this report. On #WorldRefugeeDay we must remember our obligation to protect people forced to flee for safety and endeavor to keep #asylumseekers safe as they journey from the Darien Gap to the U.S. southern border. #AsylumIsAHumanRight!"

[ImmDef @ImmDef]

#WorldRefugeeDay release: “DANGER IN THE DARIÉN GAP: Human Rights Abuses and the Need for Humane Pathways to Safety” w/@LasAmericasIAC, @WitnessBorder, @quixotecenter, Human Security Initiative @JuliaNeusner, @KJBarber, @redfranciscana.

Read the report:
https://t.co/cROmRXRuow

[Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center @LasAmericasIAC]

We are proud to have partnered with @WitnessBorder, @quixotecenter, @JuliaNeusner, @ImmDef, & @redfranciscana on "DANGER IN THE DARIÉN GAP: Human Rights Abuses and the Need for Humane Pathways to Safety."

The findings provide further evidence of U.S. deterrence policies … /1 🧵

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

It's been an honor to collaborate with @LasAmericasIAC, @quixotecenter , @ImmDef , @WitnessBorder , @redfranciscanam on this report and to join them on the ground in Panama for this research.

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

2/ People crossing the Darién Gap face severe danger and abuse. Many recount being sexually assaulted, robbed, & suffering brutal violence, often with the complicity of Panamanian government officers. For example:

[Human Security Initiative @humsiorg]

16/ This #WorldRefugeeDay, we urge the Panamanian government to protect vulnerable migrants & displaced people and call on the on the US and other regional governments to create safe & regular pathways to safety for people seeking cross-border protection in the Americas.