Lauren Seibert

Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez (R) and her two children, aged five and six, were detained by ICE in San Francisco, California, US, on March 3, 2026. © 2026 Nikolas De Bremaeker/Centro Legal de la Raza

A child with a hearing disability was deprived of his hearing aids during a deportation process in the United States. Without them, he could not communicate or understand what was happening. No child should face immigration detention. www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

The U.S. deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal A woman who sought asylum in the U.S. after fleeing Morocco, where homosexuality is illegal, says the Trump administration' sent her to Cameroon, where it is also forbidden.

This is how bad it is: "The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a 3rd country [Cameroon] where homosexuality is illegal"; she was then coerced to return to the country she had originally fled. (For context see @hrw.org dispatch, t.co/bgYpm8RRQi). Story in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/world-nation...

As a whole nation remains in shock, horror, and grief, and families are searching for their loved ones in the aftermath of security forces’ massacres on January 8 and 9, Iranian authorities continue to terrorize the population.

Read HRW’s new investigation. ⤵️
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Abuses in Cameroon After US Deports Third-Country Nationals Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining non-Cameroonian nationals deported from the United States and detaining and abusing journalists who tried to interview them.

In #Cameroon, the government is arbitrarily detaining 15 non-Cameroonian nationals, including asylum seekers, deported by the US; 2 repatriated under coercion. Given the risks in Cameroon, the US violated int'l law by deporting people there. New @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Abuses in Cameroon After US Deports Third-Country Nationals Cameroonian authorities are arbitrarily detaining non-Cameroonian nationals deported from the United States and detaining and abusing journalists who tried to interview them.

In #Cameroon, the government is arbitrarily detaining 15 non-Cameroonian nationals, including asylum seekers, deported by the US; 2 repatriated under coercion. Given the risks in Cameroon, the US violated int'l law by deporting people there. New @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.

Amidst the flood of hateful rhetoric about migrants by multiple govt leaders, this refreshing op-ed by Spain's PM explains how/why his govt "has chosen a different way" by helping undocumented people to regularize, instead of "hunt[ing] them down & deport[ing] them": www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

Restore and Bolster Congressional Oversight of DHS, ICE, and CBP Congress approved five of six federal funding bills this week, delaying funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over concerns regarding recent immigration crackdowns, including killings ...

It's long past time for US Congress to exercise meaningful oversight of DHS, ICE, & CBP & secure accountability for human rights abuses - killings, excessive force, racial profiling, arbitrary detention - documented for years, now reaching a peak. Dispatch from @hrw.org:
www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

HRW on the killing of #AlexPretti : this “fatal shooting… by federal agents follows weeks of violent & abusive immigration enforcement actions” by CBP & ICE officers against immigrants, asylum seekers, & citizens. @hrw.org analyzed/verified videos & witness statements:
hrw.org/news/2026/01/2…

Dirty (Baker’s) Dozen: 13 Harmful Trump 2.0 Administration Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugee Policies, as of January 20, 2026 From the day it took office, January 20, 2025, the second Trump administration has spawned new immigration policies at a dizzying pace.

Just out from @hrw.org: an overview of 13 harmful US immigration and refugee policies under the Trump administration (2.0) 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...

Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers, often when they were seeking to ...

For more info, see HRW's report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Migrants stuck in Mauritania after EU border pact brings crackdown EU-backed crackdown in Mauritania halts migrant boats to Spain, leaving thousands like Diallo stranded and sparking rights abuse concerns.

#Mauritania's PM, visiting #Senegal last week, stated that "all African nationals are welcome" in Mauritania. Positive words, but a recent @reuters.com feature + @hrw.org's report show that many migrants there have faced crackdowns, arbitrary arrests & other abuses. www.reuters.com/investigates...

EXCLUSIVE: Egypt ramps up Sudanese refugee deportations with little UNHCR pushback Critics say the UN has failed to mount a sustained public challenge to an unprecedented crackdown.

In #Egypt, a new investigation by @newhumanitarian.bsky.social & Refugees Platform documents many expulsions of Sudanese refugees & asylum seekers this year. Given the ongoing conflict/ risks in Sudan, this is refoulement, a violation of international law. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/investigatio...

In #Mayotte, an overseas island territory of #France in Africa near Madagascar, the ongoing legacies of colonialism = neglect, underdevelopment, & massive barriers to education for many children, including migrants & asylum seekers. New report by @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

“Remember we exist”, refugees in Malawi say as aid is slashed Drastic cuts to the budget of the UN’s refugee agency mean an uncertain future for 56,000 refugees.

“How do we survive when the very system meant to protect us begins to disappear?” A Burundian refugee in Dzaleka refugee camp in #Malawi reveals the harsh impacts of UNHCR @unhcr.org funding cuts:

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/firs...

US/Africa: Expulsion Deals Flout Rights The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed several hundred people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and ref...

Statement by HRW: US / Trump administration deals on expulsions of third-country nationals to African countries ( #Eswatini, #Ghana, #Rwanda, #SouthSudan) flout basic rights & expose people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement. @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Trump administration calls for radical reform of world’s asylum system Critics of the plan said they fear it would put vulnerable people at risk of being deported to countries where they could face torture and persecution.

“Each state will try to divert responsibilities onto the next” until “there’ll be no space for protection for people whose… govts are persecuting them” - @hrw.org @billfrelick.bsky.social on Trump admin’s calls to decimate asylum system @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump Administration Seeks to Rewrite Global Refugee Rules The Unitedd States government is inviting government delegations to a high-level meeting on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in what looks like the first step in a bid to tear down t...

"States gathering for the General Assembly opening should reject the US invitation to trash the post-World War II global refugee system." My thoughts on a US invitation to a high-level meeting to "fix" the global refugee and asylum system: www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces Migrants trying to leave from the west African country of Mauritania say they are suffering brutal, inhumane and degrading treatment at the hands of security forces funded by the European Union.

“Migrants report brutal treatment by EU funded security forces” in #Mauritania: NPR @npr.org on new report by @hrw.org

Listen to NPR here 👇
www.npr.org/2025/08/30/n...

HRW’s report: shorturl.at/stqpv

@rsherlock.bsky.social

#Mauritanie: Mesures récentes prises par le gouvernement pourraient améliorer le respect des droits des migrants; elles devraient se poursuivre

L’UE devrait garantir que sa coopération en matière de migration donne la priorité aux droits

Lire le rapport de HRW (@hrw-fr.hrw.org) : shorturl.at/DqZnU

Le rapport de HRW (@hrw-fr.hrw.org) souligne le besoin urgent d’intensifier les opérations de recherche et de sauvetage dans l’Atlantique, auxquelles l’UE et l’Espagne devraient accroître leur soutien, plutôt que de donner la priorité aux interceptions et aux retours forcés de migrants.

Mauritanie: au moins 69 morts après le naufrage d'une pirogue, les recherches de disparus se poursuivent La Mauritanie est marquée par un nouveau drame de l’émigration clandestine. Une pirogue a chaviré mercredi 27 août au large des côtes mauritaniennes. Seules 17 personnes ont survécu et au moins 69 per...

#Mauritanie: Cette semaine, une pirogue avec environ 160 migrants ou demandeurs d’asile à bord a fait naufrage au large des côtes mauritaniennes. Seules 17 personnes ont été secourues, au moins 69 personnes sont mortes, et d’autres sont portées disparues.... www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...

L’Union européenne, ainsi que l’Espagne de manière bilatérale, ont continué à externaliser la gestion des migrations vers la #Mauritanie, malgré les violations des droits humains commises dans ce pays.

Marco Gibson, un homme libérien, a déclaré que l’armée mauritanienne l’avait arrêté avec un groupe de plus de 40 migrants près de la frontière nord de la #Mauritanie en décembre 2024, alors qu’ils tentaient de rejoindre le Sahara occidental occupé par le Maroc:

#Mauritanie: HRW @hrw-fr.hrw.org a documenté des violations commises par les forces de sécurité mauritaniennes entre 2020-25 à l’encontre de 77 migrants et demandeurs d’asile (hommes, femmes et enfants). De multiples violations ont eu lieu dans des centres de rétention de migrants.

Entre 2020 et 2024, un nombre croissant de migrants et de demandeurs d’asile ont tenté d’emprunter la « Route Atlantique » en bateau depuis le nord-ouest de l’Afrique jusqu’aux îles Canaries espagnoles, dont un grand nombre depuis la Mauritanie.

#Mauritanie: Les forces de sécurité mauritaniennes ont commis de graves violations des droits humains entre 2020 et début 2025 à l’encontre de migrants et de demandeurs d’asile.

Dans un nouveau rapport, @hrw-fr.hrw.org documente ces abus 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses EU, Spain Support Fueled Crackdowns, Ignored Abuses; Reforms Beginning

Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against migrants and asylum seekers.

In a new report, HRW documents the abuses 🧵⬇️
www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Mauritania: Years of Migration Control Abuses Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and Central African migrants and asylum seekers, often when they were seeking to ...

“Europeans signed contracts with #Mauritania, Morocco – they’re buffer countries. It’s always the same, the suffering of migrants, ...the expulsions… Africans are doing the work for the EU.” – Malian aid worker at Mauritania border.
See new @hrw report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Palizas, hambre y expulsiones: la violencia en Mauritania que explica la caída de llegadas de cayucos a Canarias Human Rights Watch denuncia abusos de las autoridades locales contra migrantes que sueñan con llegar a España

“La policía me golpeó y no me dio comida. Me trataron como a un animal. Cuando quería ir a orinar o hablar con un agente, me daban con un látigo”. Palizas, hambre y expulsiones: la violencia en Mauritania que explica la caída de llegadas de cayucos a Canarias social.elpais.com/tzf2s4

Humans Rights Watch acusa a Mauritania de abusos a migrantes y critica el apoyo "continuo" de España y la UE HRW ha señalado que entre estos abusos figuran torturas, violaciones y otras formas de violencia, acoso sexual, detenciones y arrestos arbitrarios, condiciones inhumanas de detención, tratos racistas,...

🇲🇷 Humans Rights Watch acusa a Mauritania de abusos a migrantes y critica el apoyo "continuo" de España y la UE