Fact Sheet

Some Considerations and Resources for People Considering Leaving Hong Kong to Seek Asylum

July 23, 2020

Caution: Before departing to seek asylum abroad, you should try to speak with an attorney that specializes in refugee and immigration law in the country…

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Comment on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review

July 15, 2020

Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) and Executive Office for Immigration Review’s (EOIR) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in…

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How to Thwart Digital Surveillance

June 30, 2020

The national security law imposed on Hong Kong by the Chinese government will likely be devastating to human rights in Hong Kong, and the United…

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National Security Figures Oppose Commemorating the Confederacy on Military Facilities

June 22, 2020

National Security Figures Oppose Commemorating Confederacy on Military Facilities

Support Among Former National Security Officials and Retired Military Leaders for Renaming Army Bases Named After…

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CDC Relied on False Assertions in Issuing COVID-19 Order Being Used to Illegally Override U.S. Asylum Laws

June 17, 2020

On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a much-criticized COVID-19 order that has effectively eliminated asylum at…

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La orden emitida por los CDC utilizada ilegalmente para anular las leyes de asilo en la frontera se basan en afirmaciones falsas

June 17, 2020

El 20 de marzo de 2020, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) emitieron una orden de COVID-19 muy

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Grant Rates Plummet as Trump Administration Dismantles U.S. Asylum System, Blocks and Deports Refugees

June 11, 2020

On June 10, 2020, the Trump Administration proposed an expansive, new regulation that, if implemented, would eviscerate asylum protections for the vast majority of…

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