We found 608 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
Statement
President & CEO Remarks: 2024 Awards Celebration
October 15, 2024
October 8, 2024 – Cipriani 25 Broadway – New York, NY Good evening. And thank you for joining us here tonight. As I look around…
Blog, Refugee Voice
Hope in Exile: Gema’s journey to asylum
October 11, 2024
“For me, asylum meant everything because it gave me the protection and opportunity to tell my story.” Read More
Blog
Q&A with Social Worker Diana Diaz Madera
October 10, 2024
Diana Diaz Madera, a social worker and mental health provider who consults for Human Rights First, reflects on different ways we can assist asylum seekers…
Press
Human Rights First opposes latest restrictions on access to asylum
September 30, 2024
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations for Equitable Access to Asylum and Ports of Entry
September 16, 2024
The Biden administration should take urgent steps to ensure prompt and non-discriminatory access to U.S. ports of entry for people seeking asylum. The administration described…
Statement
Public Comments Urge the Biden Administration to Rescind the Latest Asylum Ban
August 15, 2024
Summary of Widespread Support for Rescinding the June 2024 Asylum Ban In June 2024, the Biden Administration issued a Presidential Border Proclamation and an Interim…
Report
“Don’t Tell Me About Your Fear”
August 7, 2024
Elimination of Longstanding Safeguard Leads to Systematic Violations of Refugee Law Overview As part of a June 2024 asylum ban rule, the Biden administration eliminated…
Fact Sheet
Saving Lives, Ending Inefficiencies
July 9, 2024
Steps to Strengthen the U.S. Asylum Adjudication System Overview People seeking asylum in the United States now face multi-year delays as they wait for their…
Statement
Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Interim Final Rule, “Securing the Border”
July 2, 2024
Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Interim Final Rule, Securing the Border, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0006 Human Rights First…
Press
Human Rights First Celebrates Biden Administration’s Announcement Extending and Redesignating Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
June 28, 2024
Human Rights First commends today’s announcement from Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas of the June 3, 2024 decision to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
Press
On World Refugee Day, the U.S. Should Lead by Example
June 20, 2024
On World Refugee Day, Human Rights First applauds the Biden administration’s tremendous progress in improving the pace of U.S. refugee resettlement and calls on the…
Fact Sheet
Two Weeks of the Biden Border Proclamation and Asylum Shutdown
June 20, 2024
On June 4, 2024, the Biden administration issued a presidential proclamation and immediately implemented an asylum shutdown rule at the U.S.-Mexico border that adds to…