We found 875 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Update
Honoring Human Rights Day with Action that Matters
December 10, 2024
As we mark Human Rights Day, your support for the work of Human Rights First could not be more necessary or urgent. At Human Rights…
Letter, Statement
Human Rights First’s Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border
November 5, 2024
Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border, USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2024-0006; A.G. Order…
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Post-Election Roundtable: Asylum Law and Policy
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2024- 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT Audience: Pro bono attorneys representing Human Rights First clients in their asylum cases…
Blog
Latvian Activist Who Helped Asylum Seekers Waits for Court Verdict Thursday
October 28, 2024
This coming Thursday, October 31, Latvian Woman Human Rights Defender Ieva Raubiško is expecting to hear if she is going to prison for helping people…
Blog, Refugee Voice
Hope in Exile: Gema’s journey to asylum
October 11, 2024
“For me, asylum meant everything because it gave me the protection and opportunity to tell my story.” Read More
Blog
Q&A with Social Worker Diana Diaz Madera
October 10, 2024
Diana Diaz Madera, a social worker and mental health provider who consults for Human Rights First, reflects on different ways we can assist asylum seekers…
Press
Human Rights First opposes latest restrictions on access to asylum
September 30, 2024
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations for Equitable Access to Asylum and Ports of Entry
September 16, 2024
The Biden administration should take urgent steps to ensure prompt and non-discriminatory access to U.S. ports of entry for people seeking asylum. The administration described…
Blog
Three Years On: The Continuing Mission to Support our Afghan Allies
August 30, 2024
By Shala Gafary Three years ago, in late August 2021, the last US military airplanes departed Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. As these overly…
Statement
Public Comments Urge the Biden Administration to Rescind the Latest Asylum Ban
August 15, 2024
Summary of Widespread Support for Rescinding the June 2024 Asylum Ban In June 2024, the Biden Administration issued a Presidential Border Proclamation and an Interim…
Report
“Don’t Tell Me About Your Fear”
August 7, 2024
Elimination of Longstanding Safeguard Leads to Systematic Violations of Refugee Law Overview As part of a June 2024 asylum ban rule, the Biden administration eliminated…
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Innovation Lab: 2024 Demo Day
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Date: Thursday, September 12th Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT / 9:00 am to 10:00 am PDT Join us on Thursday, September 12th, as…