April 6, 2021
The United States is capable of welcoming with dignity children, families, and adults seeking protection at the U.S.-Mexico border. The challenges at the border today…
March 13, 2021
Vladimir Kara-Murza arrested Saturday during independent political forum
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s President and CEO Michael Breen released this statement after today’s arrest…
January 25, 2021
The Trump administration destroyed the U.S. asylum system, trampled on refugee laws and treaties, and spurred chaos and disorder at the border. Through that administration’s…
January 25, 2021
On January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the “suspension of new enrollments ” in the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) also known as…
January 12, 2021
The Trump administration’s record on asylum is one of destruction, disorder, and blatant violations of refugee laws enacted by Congress. Its policies punish people seeking…
December 15, 2020
Over objections of senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts and following instructions by Trump Administration officials, the CDC issued a highly flawed…
November 6, 2020
Between fiscal years (FY) 2010 and 2019, more than three-quarters of Cameroonian asylum seekers (76 percent on average) were granted asylum in U.S. immigration courts.…
October 1, 2020
View as a PDF The Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program, 2009-2020 What is the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program?
In 2009, Congress passed…