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“A life in safety would not mean anything if my children were not here with me”: Joys and Trauma Persist for Refugees Separated from Their Families

June 17, 2021

Each weekday Josefina* prepares breakfast for her son, helps him begin his school day of remote learning, and greets her babysitter before heading off for…

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“We feel safe”: As Biden administration ends the Migrant Protection Protocols, asylum seekers included in the wind down experience security, stability, and joy in new lives in the United States

June 17, 2021

In February 2021, the Biden administration – following through on its campaign promises – announced an end to the Trump administration’s so-called Migrant…

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The Impact of COVID-19 on the Human Rights of Migrants in the United States

June 15, 2021

Human Rights First’s Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants

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NGO Letter to DOJ and DHS on Reported New Asylum Process

June 8, 2021

Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas:

As organizations that provide pro bono legal representation, assistance, and advocacy for individuals seeking asylum in the United…

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Time for Biden to Call for Prisoner Releases in Bahrain as Medical Neglect Continues

June 3, 2021

Abduljalil Al Singace is one of the Bahraini activists tortured in 2011 and given a life sentence in prison for his peaceful dissent against the…

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Letter to NATO on Afghan LECs

June 1, 2021

Human Rights First and 16 partner organizations from seven countries published a letter calling on governments to act urgently to protect Afghan locally employed civilians…

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Politics, Not Public Health, is Responsible for Refugees’ Suffering

May 26, 2021

Last week, Human Rights First received a response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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Kidnapped, Raped, and Robbed: Dangerous Title 42 Expulsions to Mexico Continue

May 24, 2021

By Julia Neusner

Karina* and her three-year-old daughter fled Honduras after the gang member who had raped her threatened to traffic her daughter. As they…

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