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Human Rights First Welcomes Opportunity for Supreme Court to Uphold the Biden Administration’s Authority to End Illegal “Remain in Mexico” Policy

February 18, 2022

WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s request for expedited review of a lower court decision forcing it to reimplement the deadly Remain in…

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Human Rights First Statement in Support of Designating Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon

February 17, 2022

Washington D.C. — In light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis and armed conflicts in Cameroon, Human Rights First urges President Biden and Department of Homeland Security…

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Six Months After the Fall of Kabul, Veterans and Allies Call on Congress to Protect Afghan Refugees

February 14, 2022

Washington, D.C.—Today, on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, a group of military veterans and Afghan allies…

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Human Rights First Opposes CDC’s Extension of Title 42

February 4, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C.– More than a year after President Biden’s Executive Order directing steps to restore asylum at the United States border, CBS News reports that the Centers…

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HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST WELCOMES ALENCIA JOHNSON TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

January 25, 2022

WASHINGTON – At its quarterly board meeting last week, Human Rights First elected Alencia Johnson to its board of directors.

“Alencia brings to our board of…

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Massimino Statement Following Secretary Clinton’s Speech on U.S.-China Relations

January 14, 2022

Washington, DC – Following today’s inaugural Richard C. Holbrooke Annual Lecture delivered by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the future of U.S.-China relations, Human Rights…

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Statement of Daphne Eviatar as Ghailani is Sentenced to Life

January 12, 2022

New York City – A federal judge today sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to life in prison for assisting in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in…

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