We found 925 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Taking on Policies that Harm Human Rights Defenders at the Border
August 2, 2022
By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation A few weeks ago, a Mexican cartel in Nuevo Laredo kidnapped Baptist Pastor Lorenzo Ortiz,…
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NGO Shadow Report on anti-Black US Immigration Practices Submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
July 22, 2022
This Shadow Report is submitted for the combined tenth, eleventh, and twelfth periodic review of the United States (“US”) by the Committee on the Elimination…
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Immediate Actions that the Biden Administration Should Take to Prevent Further Harm under Remain in Mexico Following the Supreme Court Decision
July 20, 2022
Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Texas, which concluded that the Biden administration acted…
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Racism in U.S. Immigration
July 18, 2022
U.S. immigration policies disproportionately impact people of color seeking protection in the United States at all stages of the asylum process.
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Refugee Protection
July 18, 2022
People fleeing persecution and torture who are seeking refugee protection enjoy the fundamental right to apply for asylum under international law. That right, however, has…
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U.S. Immigration Detention
July 18, 2022
The U.S. government continues to lock up migrants and people seeking asylum in jails and other immigration detention centers violating their rights to liberty and…
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Seeking Asylum
July 18, 2022
Asylum is a legal status that the U.S. government can grant to people who are at risk of harm in their home countries because of…
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Letter on Amendments that Would Codify Title 42
July 15, 2022
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, Chairwoman DeLauro, and Ranking Member Granger, The undersigned civil society organizations write to express our grave concern regarding the…
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Rhetoric vs Reality: End Dangerous Narratives and Failed Policies, Restore Asylum at Ports of Entry
July 14, 2022
During the summer of 2022, in the wake of a court order continuing the Title 42 policy, asylum seekers remain blocked from seeking asylum at…
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Human Rights First Condemns Governor Abbott’s Dangerous & Illegal Ploy to “Return” Asylum Seekers and Other Migrants to Ports of Entry
July 7, 2022
Calls on U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to take action to protect our immigration system. WASHINGTON, DC — Human Rights First expresses its outrage…
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Human Rights First Aprueba la Decisión de la Corte Suprema de Permitir Poner Fin al Programa Permanece en Mexico y Pide su Suspensión Inmediata
June 30, 2022
Washington – En respuesta a la decisión de la Corte Suprema sobre Biden v. Texas, Human Rights First expresa júbilo después de que la corte de manera correcta…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Permitting the End of Remain in Mexico, Calls for Immediate Suspension of Policy
June 30, 2022
WASHINGTON – In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Texas, Human Rights First expresses its joy that the court rightfully found the Biden administration…