We found 927 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Press
In Poland, Biden Must Meet NGOs and Refugees
March 23, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Biden, scheduled to hold talks Friday with Polish government representatives in Warsaw, should meet with refugees and leaders of non-governmental organizations working…
Press
Marking Two Years of Illegal, Inhumane Title 42 Expulsions: Nearly 10,000 Violent Attacks on Asylum Seekers and Migrants
March 17, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First today released new findings on the grave and rising human rights abuses inflicted by the Title 42 policy under the…
Fact Sheet
Two Years of Suffering: Biden Administration Continues Use of Discredited Title 42 Order to Flout Refugee Law
March 17, 2022
For two years, the U.S. government has illegally blocked and expelled people seeking refuge at the southern U.S. border despite U.S. laws and treaties created…
Fact Sheet
Ten Reasons to End the Title 42 Policy
March 11, 2022
March 20, 2022 will mark two years since the Trump administration began to use the Title 42 policy to block and expel to danger people…
Letter
Letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris on Two Years of Title 42
March 10, 2022
Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: For nearly two years the U.S. government has ruthlessly blocked and expelled people seeking protection at the southern…
Fact Sheet
Evacuate Our Allies Calls Out Biased Media Coverage of Forced Displacement
March 9, 2022
Against the backdrop of displacement crises in Afghanistan, the U.S.-Mexico border, and other areas, the differences in reporting are stark Following media coverage of the…
Press
Court of Appeals blocks use of public health to expel families to danger
March 4, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. -- In the wake of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Hisha Huisha v. Mayorkas, Human Rights First calls on the…
Testimony
U.S. Asylum and Border Policies Resulting in Human Rights Violations
March 1, 2022
Human Rights First’s Submission for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants pursuant to…
Testimony
Examining the Court-Ordered Reimplementation of the Remain in Mexico Policy
March 1, 2022
March 2, 2022 Human Rights First thanks the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations for holding a hearing on…
Letter
Joint NGO Letter re: Further Delay in Rescinding Public Health Asylum Ban Rule
February 28, 2022
RE: Security Bars and Processing, DHS Docket No. USCIS 2020-0013 The 135 undersigned faith-based groups, national and local legal services providers, medical and public health…
Blog
U.S. Should Spell Out How It Will Help Activists Needing to Flee Ukraine
February 27, 2022
By Brian Dooley The U.S. State Department assures us that “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to putting human rights and democratic principles at the center…
Press
Human Rights First Calls on CDC to Rescind Title 42 Order After Easing COVID-19 Mask Mandates
February 25, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – With reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon ease its guidelines for COVID-19 mask mandates, Human Rights First reiterates its…