Letter

Title 42 is Not About Public Health. It’s About Exclusion.

October 21, 2021

by Paloma Delgado, former Human Rights First Intern

 

Using Title 42 to expel migrants and asylum seekers from the United States has never been…

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Legal Service Providers Joint Letter on MPP

October 19, 2021

Dear President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Mayorkas, and Attorney General Garland:

The undersigned 73 legal services providers, law school clinics, and law firms, write…

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Human Rights First Comment on Asylum Process Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

October 18, 2021

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

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Civil and Human Rights Leaders Letter to President Biden on Haitian Expulsions

September 22, 2021

Dear President Biden,

As leaders of civil rights and human rights organizations, we write at an inflection point for your Administration’s commitment to a humane…

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Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas & AG Garland on Title 42

September 17, 2021

Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Attorney General Garland:

In the wake of multiple federal court decisions holding that your administration’s policies are likely unlawful,…

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The Resurrection of Expedited Removal: Biden Administration Reverting to and Expanding Anti-Immigration Tactics

September 8, 2021

By Chloe Lowell, Human Rights First Intern

 

President Biden campaigned on a promise to reverse inhumane asylum policies, create fair processes, and welcome…

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Opportunities and Challenges in the Spread of Targeted “Magnitsky” Sanctions Programs

September 1, 2021

By Adam Keith & Keian Razipour

Over the past year, the number of governments able to use targeted sanctions programs to help hold human rights…

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Letter to the Biden Administration on MPP

August 31, 2021

We, the undersigned 108 organizations, are profoundly disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision on August 24 to refrain from blocking a U.S. District Court decision…

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