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Hong Kong’s Fight for the Rule of Law

September 19, 2019

HONG KONG’S FIGHT FOR THE RULE OF LAW Introduction

Human rights lawyers and other civil society leaders in Hong Kong are urging members of Congress…

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Delivered to Danger

August 8, 2019

Illegal Remain in Mexico Policy Imperils Asylum Seekers’ Lives and Denies Due Process

In July 2019, the Trump Administration vastly expanded its “Remain in Mexico”…

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Barred at the Border: Wait “Lists” Leave Asylum Seekers in Peril at Texas Ports of Entry

April 22, 2019

 

While President Trump reportedly demanded that former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen resign over her failure to block all asylum seekers from…

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Family Incarceration Continues to Endanger Children, Impede Access to Legal Information & Waste Government Resources

March 22, 2019

The Trump Administration continues to incarcerate families in immigration jails and to push to hold them there for even longer. In fiscal year 2018, more…

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Like a Fire in a Forest: ISIS Recruitment in Egypt’s Prisons

February 25, 2019

Speaking in Cairo on January 10, 2019, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for “his vigorous efforts to combat…

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A Sordid Scheme: The Trump Administration’s Illegal Return of Asylum Seekers to Mexico

February 13, 2019

On January 29, 2019, the Trump Administration began implementing its perversely dubbed “Migration Protection Protocols.” In reality, this policy is about denying—not providing—protection to…

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Prisons and Punishment: Immigration Detention in California

January 15, 2019

In the name of national security, the Trump Administration has taken numerous steps that threaten the human rights of asylum seekers and other immigrants. Several…

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Guantanamo Detainee Transfers

December 20, 2018

How are Guantanamo detainees approved for transfer out of the prison, and what does that process involve? This brief outlines how the current mechanisms work…

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