Explainer: The Dignity Act 2025
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Explainer: The Dignity Act 2025

A bipartisan group of Congressional representatives introduced the Dignity Act, a significant bill of immigration reform. This explainer details the different ways that this bill could affect the status of undocumented individuals if implemented.

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Un Desafío Persistente: Obstáculos y Esfuerzos para Mejorar el Sistema de Protección de Costa Rica
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Un Desafío Persistente: Obstáculos y Esfuerzos para Mejorar el Sistema de Protección de Costa Rica

El acceso a la protección en Costa Rica está comprometido en un momento en que salvaguardarlo es más necesario que nunca. A un año del informe de 2024 de CEDA, Costa Rica: Acceso a la Protección, el sistema de asilo de Costa Rica sigue enfrentando un retraso significativo, así como una disminución en el personal y la capacidad debido a un panorama cambiante de donantes internacionales.

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An Enduring Challenge: Obstacles and Efforts to Improving Costa Rica’s Protection System
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An Enduring Challenge: Obstacles and Efforts to Improving Costa Rica’s Protection System

Access to protection in Costa Rica is compromised at a time where safeguarding it is needed more than ever. A year on from CEDA’s 2024 brief, Costa Rica: Access to Protection, Costa Rica’s asylum system continues to experience a significant backlog, and a decrease in staffing and capacity resulting from a changing international donor landscape.

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U.S. Halts Foreign Aid as Ecuador Faces Humanitarian and Migration Crisis
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U.S. Halts Foreign Aid as Ecuador Faces Humanitarian and Migration Crisis

Following President Trump’s Executive Orders halting U.S. foreign aid, Ecuador faces severe humanitarian and migration challenges. The suspension impacts asylum seekers, Venezuelan regularization efforts, and U.S. Safe Mobility programs while increasing deportations. CEDA urges global partners to support Ecuador’s migration governance during this critical time.

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