We found 509 results for “Religious Freedom”.
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New Report Examines Asylum Violations in El Paso as Trump Implements Executive Orders
February 28, 2017
New York City—As the Trump Administration begins to implement the president’s executive order on immigration enforcement along the southern border, Human Rights First today released…
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Immigration Courts Lack Funding – Trump Uses Backlogs to Justify Blocking Access
February 23, 2017
This blog is cross posted with The Huffington Post Over the last ten years, funding for immigration courts has remained largely stagnant, even as funding for…
Amicus Brief
State of Washington v. Donald Trump Refugee Executive Order Appeal
February 7, 2017
This is an excerpt, download full Amicus Brief (PDF) below. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT As an initial matter, our nation’s laws make clear that this appeal…
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Faith Leaders Join Forces against Trump’s Executive Order
February 3, 2017
(Image courtesy of Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington) Thousands of faith leaders have voiced strong opposition to President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants—including refugees— from…
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Eight Ways Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration Makes Us Less Safe
February 2, 2017
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post In issuing his executive order immediately banning refugees and hundreds of thousands of Muslim travelers from the United…
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Business Community Embraces “American Ideals” in Response to Trump’s Immigration Ban
February 1, 2017
The business community is far from silent in response to President Trump’s Executive Order halting refugee resettlement and banning immigrants from certain Middle Eastern countries.…
Letter
Letter from Veterans Urging President Trump to Reconsider Executive Order Barring Refugees and Migrants
January 30, 2017
January 29, 2017 President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C., 20050 Dear Mr. President: I am writing on behalf…
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Executive Orders Could Block Access to Asylum for Vulnerable Individuals
January 27, 2017
With Wednesday’s executive order, “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements,” President Trump seems poised to block access to asylum at the U.S. border, subjecting asylum seekers…
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“Extreme Vetting” Executive Order Targets Vulnerable Refugees
January 27, 2017
New York City— Human Rights First today condemned an executive order on the entry of refugees that will block and derail resettlement of thoroughly screened refugees,…
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Trump Win Encourages Europe’s Far Right
December 16, 2016
A few weeks after the U.S. election, I was in Berlin to discuss a report we are writing on xenophobia and extremism in Germany. In parallel, we watched…
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Merkel’s Burka Ban: How Far-Right Parties are Shifting Political Dialogue
December 12, 2016
By Erika Asgeirsson Last week Chancellor Angela Merkel accepted the nomination for her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in hopes of serving her fourth…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: December 12, 2016
December 12, 2016
Top Items Human Rights Summit Tomorrow Human Rights First will host its fifth annual Human Rights Summit at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. The afternoon…