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Underground in a Ukrainian City at War: How Kharkiv’s Metro System Offers Shelter

May 5, 2022

 

By Brian Dooley

Tucked in northeastern Ukraine, less than 25 miles from the Russian border, Kharkiv is a major target of Russia’s invasion.

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Biden Administration Addresses Delays in Work Permit Renewals for Asylum Seekers

May 4, 2022

By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation

In the United States, people who have fled persecution in their home countries and requested…

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“There is a Shortage of Body Bags”

April 25, 2022

By Brian Dooley

On the first night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, Human Rights Defender Mila Yankina from the NGO ZMINA

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Erroneous Asylum Office Referrals Delay Refugee Protection, Add to Backlogs

April 19, 2022

By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation

People seeking protection in the United States often wait years for a decision…

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The Polish Catholic Group Taking Risks to Help Refugees

April 15, 2022

By Brian Dooley

Tucked away on the edge of a forest on the Polish side of the Poland-Belarus border is a cottage with a…

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Poland’s Secret Heroes

April 11, 2022

By Brian Dooley

For now, their real names must be kept hidden: locals along Poland’s border with Belarus who are secretly helping refugees in…

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From our FOIA of HRIFA Reports: Over 140,000 Asylum Seekers Detained Between 2015 and 2017

April 4, 2022

By Rebecca Gendelman, Senior Research and Policy Counsel, Refugee Protection

The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) of 1998 requires the Department of Homeland…

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Faith and Bar Leaders Call for End to Detention and Deterrence Policies For Families Seeking Asylum

April 1, 2022

By Eleanor Acer

U.S. faith leaders and the American Bar Association are calling on the Obama administration to end its detention of families and…

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