Surviving Deterrence: How U.S. Asylum Deterrence Policies Normalize Gender-Based Violence

  • Organization: Tahirih and Oxfam America
  • Document Type: Report
  • Date Created: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Drawing on interviews and surveys of social and legal service providers working at the US southern border, this report documents how migrants and asylum seekers experience gender-based harm in two different but related ways as a consequence of seeking safe haven in the US. This report focuses on the experiences of women, girls, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) individuals.

Topics:
  • Gender