Report

A Line that Barely Budges

June 9, 2023

U.S. Limiting Access to Asylum

This report documents impediments facing people attempting to seek asylum at the U.S. port of entry…

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Asylum Processing Rule at One Year

June 1, 2023

One year ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began implementing an Interim Final Rule (referred to as the “Asylum Processing Rule,” or “APR”)…

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How the Ukrainian village of Tsyrkuny Survived Russian Occupation

May 24, 2023

Within minutes of Russian troops crossing the border into Ukraine at the start of the full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, they were in the…

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Lives at Risk: Barriers and Harms As Biden Asylum Ban Takes Effect

May 18, 2023

From May 10-12, 2023, a delegation of human, civil, and immigrants’ rights leaders led by the Haitian Bridge Alliance visited the Texas Rio Grande Valley…

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Ten things the U.S. should do to help Ukraine’s civil society

February 16, 2023

Within hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many local human rights defenders responded to the crisis, adjusting their work methods and…

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Human Rights Stain, Public Health Farce

December 15, 2022

Evasion of Asylum Law and Title 42 Abuse Must End— and Never Be Revived

For nearly two years, the Biden administration has wielded the Trump administration’s…

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“Digital Soldiers”: QAnon Extremists Exploit U.S. Military, Threaten Democracy

December 12, 2022

QAnon Extremists Exploit U.S. Military, Threaten Democracy

This report examines how the QAnon movement exploits the U.S. military’s credibility in society to further its aim…

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Friends Like These: U.S. Security Partners and Selectivity in the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program

November 30, 2022

U.S. Security Partners and Selectivity in the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program

To live up to its commitments to protect human rights, Human Rights First urges…

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