Trump Administration Flagrantly Abuses Power in Los Angeles

June 8, 2025

Washington, D.C. – In response to President Trump’s decision to defy state and local officials and call National Guard personnel into federal service…

Jayapal Hosts Shadow Hearing on Unlawful Third Country Disappearances

June 6, 2025

Video of the full hearing can be found HERE.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07),…

Families Finally Receive Calls from Men Held by DHS in Djibouti; Still No Contact with Attorneys

June 6, 2025

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that the men it sought to remove to South Sudan on May 20, in…

Human Rights First Condemns Deepened U.S. Attack on International Criminal Court

June 5, 2025

Washington D.C. — Human Rights First condemned the Trump administration’s action today imposing financial sanctions on four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges who…

Rights Group Lauds Ruling Barring the Trump Administration from Arresting and Detaining Yunseo Chung

June 5, 2025

New York, NY – Following Judge Naomi Buchwald’s ruling this afternoon in the case of Yunseo Chung v. the Trump Administration, in which…

New Summary Report Details How Trump Administration Policies Endanger LGBTQI+ People at Risk of Persecution

June 5, 2025

Washington D.C. — As Pride Month begins and in the lead-up to World Refugee Day on June 20, a group of five…

President Trump’s New Travel Ban Doubles Down on Xenophobic Policy 

June 4, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First condemns the Trump administration’s extensive travel ban Proclamation that will fully restrict…

Civil Society and Human Rights Advocates Oppose the Confirmation of Anthony Tata as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

June 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. — Today, Human Rights First and 37 civil society organizations representing human and civil rights advocates, veterans, and concerned citizens sent…