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Former Military Commanders Support Afghan Adjustment Act

July 21, 2023

WASHINGTON – More than 40 senior U.S. military officers sent a letter supporting the Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA) to Congressional leaders yesterday. The letter…

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At Two Months, Biden’s Asylum Ban Threatens Lives

July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON – Two months into the Biden administration’s asylum ban, Human Rights First today released Refugee Protection…

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Human Rights First Denounces Troop Deployments to Southern Border

June 1, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the governors of Virginia, South Carolina, and West Virginia announced deployments of National Guard personnel to the U.S.-Mexico…

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Applauding Biden’s New Strategy to Counter Antisemitism

May 25, 2023

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomed the release of the Biden administration’s U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism as an important step toward addressing…

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Joint Delegation Report Details Harms of Biden’s New Asylum Ban 

May 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following last week’s visit of civil rights, human rights, and immigrants rights organizations to Matamoros and Reynosa, Mexico and…

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End of Title 42 Brings New Barriers for Asylum Seekers

May 10, 2023

WASHINGTON – With the use of the Title 42 public health policy to bar asylum seekers’ entrance to the United States scheduled to end tomorrow,…

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