Fact Sheet

How to Delete Your Digital History

August 17, 2021

This short guide helps human rights activists erase their digital footprints. When covering digital tracks and erasing your digital profile remember there are various ways…

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Evading the Misuse of Biometric Data

August 16, 2021

 

We understand that the Taliban is now likely to have access to various biometric databases and equipment in Afghanistan, including some left behind by…

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Assessment: U.S. Compliance with the Refugee Convention at its 70th Anniversary

July 27, 2021

As the world marks the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention on July 28, 2021, the United States continues to flout its legal…

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Detaining People Seeking Protection: Inhumane, Unnecessary, and Wasteful

July 14, 2021

Jailing people seeking asylum protection in U.S. immigration detention centers is a cruel and costly mistake.

Detention inflicts enormous physical and psychological harm, exacerbates trauma…

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Immigration Court Asylum Hearings Versus “Review” of Asylum Officers’ Decisions

June 17, 2021

Recent media reports and government documents indicate that the Biden administration may publish an Interim Final Rule (IFR) to create a new process…

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Leading by Example or Undermining Protection: U.S. Compliance with the Refugee Convention at its 70th Anniversary

May 27, 2021

On July 28, 2021, the world will mark the 70th Anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention. In the wake of World War II, the…

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Biden Administration Title 42 Expulsions of Families and Adults to Nuevo Laredo Fuel Kidnappings and Endanger Lives

May 13, 2021

The Biden administration’s use of Title 42 to expel families and adults to extremely dangerous Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas, Mexico is contributing to already epidemic…

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Do Expedited Asylum Screenings and Adjudications at the Border Work?

May 6, 2021

Expedited processing of asylum requests at the border hinges on unfair and unrealistic expectations that people seeking asylum, who on arrival at the border are…

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