Letter

Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rules on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal

October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020

Human Rights First submits this comment urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to withdraw these proposed rules in their entirety. The…

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Amy Coney Barrett’s Troubling Record on Asylum and Immigration

October 20, 2020

By Julia Neusner, Rebecca Gendelman,

The Senate Judiciary hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett featured extensive exchanges on abortion rights, health care, and…

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Comment on Proposed Immigration Court Appellate Rules

September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020

Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Notice of…

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Human Rights First Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs

August 18, 2020

 

August 18, 2020

Dear Minister Champagne, Secretary Mnuchin, Secretary Pompeo, and Foreign Secretary Raab,

We, the 71 undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion of…

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Comment on Proposed Security Bars and Processing

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office…

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Michael Breen on the proposed June 15th Asylum Regulation

July 9, 2020

RE: EOIR Docket No. 18-0002, Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review

Dear Attorney General Barr, Director…

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CBP Blocking “Migrant Protection Protocols” Fear Screenings

June 20, 2020

Dear Acting Secretary Wolf and Acting Commissioner Morgan:

We write to express our urgent concern that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Border Patrol…

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Support for the bipartisan, bicameral “Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act”

June 8, 2020

June 8, 2020

As non-governmental organizations that work to protect human rights and rule of law-based governance, we write to express our support for the…

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