Press Releases
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President Trump's Refugee Admissions Cap of 18,000 is Harmful and Irrational
Posted: 09/27/2019
CVT expressed outrage at the Trump Administration’s proposal to further reduce the number of refugees to be admitted in Fiscal Year 2020 to a mere 18,000. Read More ⇒
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CVT Offering Healing Care for South Sudanese Trauma and Torture Survivors in Bidi Bidi
Posted: 09/25/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) is now extending rehabilitative care to South Sudanese refugee trauma and torture survivors in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement of Uganda. Read More ⇒
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Artists and Experts Join Forces to Explore The Experiences of Women Who Flee Central America
Posted: 09/16/2019
Artists and experts will come together for a one-day event to explore, describe and represent the situation of women who have fled Central America. Original artwork created especially for this event will be displayed while panelists discuss why so many women decide to leave their homes, the effects of current policies in the Americas, and recommendations to better address the needs and demands of these women as migrants and in their countries of origin. Read More ⇒
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Center for Victims of Torture Deeply Disturbed by Supreme Court’s Misguided Decision on Asylum
Posted: 09/12/2019
The Center for Victims of Torture TM (CVT) today responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision issued Wednesday to further impede the asylum process for many seeking safety in the United States. Read More ⇒
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CVT Dismayed by Trump Administration’s Final Rule Allowing Indefinite Detention of Children
Posted: 08/21/2019
CVT pushes back as the Trump administration prepares to publish finalized regulations to the Flores Settlement Agreement. Read More ⇒
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Graham Bill a Travesty for Torture Survivors
Posted: 07/31/2019
The Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) today opposes S. 1494, the so-called “Secure and Protect Act” introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham. Read More ⇒
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CVT Bridging the Mental Health Care Gap for South Sudanese Torture Survivors in Gambella
Posted: 07/30/2019
To meet tremendous need for mental health care among South Sudanese refugee torture survivors, the Center for Victims of TortureTM (CVT) is now extending rehabilitative care in the Nguenyyiel refugee camp in the Gambella region of Ethiopia, informed by our January 2019 needs assessment focused on mental health. Read More ⇒
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Trump Administration Vastly Expands Fast-Track Deportation Process to Interior of the Country
Posted: 07/23/2019
ST. PAUL, Minn. and WASHINGTON — Just a week after the Trump administration implemented Asylum Ban 2.0, and on the heels of reports that some administration officials want to zero out the refugee admissions program next year, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced yet another policy that will create fear and uncertainty in the lives of asylum seekers and refugees: massive expansion of the “expedited removal” process. Read More ⇒
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CVT Condemns Threat of Zero Refugee Admissions Next Year
Posted: 07/18/2019
CVT responded to reports that the Trump administration is considering zeroing out the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in fiscal year 2020. Read More ⇒
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CVT Denounces Trump Administration’s Misguided Attempt to Ban Individuals from Seeking Asylum at U.S. Southern Border
Posted: 07/15/2019
CVT explains the potential impacts on torture survivors of the new and misguided ban on asylum at the southern border. Read More ⇒
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