Fact Sheet

How Congress Can Find Justice for Jamal Khashoggi and Protect Others Like Him

July 10, 2019

ACCOUNTABILITY FOR KHASHOGGI’S MURDER IS A MUST

On October 2, 2018, a team of Saudi government agents murdered Washington Post columnist and Virginia resident Jamal…

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The Problems with the 2001 AUMF and How to Fix Them

July 3, 2019

Within days of the 9/11 attacks, Congress passed an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against those who “planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist…

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Is Guatemala Safe for Refugees and Asylum Seekers?

July 1, 2019

The Trump Administration is pursuing an agreement with Guatemala under which the United States would turn away asylum seekers from Honduras, El Salvador and other…

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Protecting Refugees and Restoring Order: Real Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis

June 17, 2019

This bluprint was developed and/or endorsed by: Human Rights First, America’s Voice, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Center for Victims of Torture, Coalition for Humane Immigrant…

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National Security Leaders & Bi-Partisan Opposition to Reported Memorial Day Pardons for War Crimes

May 23, 2019

General Martin Dempsey USA (Ret.): “Absent evidence of innocence or injustice the wholesale pardon of US servicemembers accused of war crimes signals our troops and allies…

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Courts and Congress Misled About Trump Administration Policy Forcing Asylum Seekers to “Remain in Mexico”

May 10, 2019

Since January 2019, the Trump Administration has forced more than four thousand Central Americans trying to request asylum at the southern border to return to…

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Callous and Calculated: Longer Work Authorization Bar Endangers Lives of Asylum Seekers and Their Families

April 29, 2019

U.S. immigration law and regulations provide asylum seekers with work authorization documents, which allow them to accept employment after their asylum applications have…

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Allowing CBP to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews Undermines Safeguards to Protect Refugees

April 29, 2019

In 1996, Congress created an expedited removal process in which immigration officers may order the deportation of certain noncitizens charged as inadmissible without a…

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