We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Randy Bregman to be Awarded First Global Accountability Guardian Award
September 20, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Randy Bregman was announced as the first recipient of Human Rights First’s new Global Accountability Guardian award. The organization honors Bregman’s career-long…
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Human Rights First Calls on Biden Administration to Uphold the Law & End Title 42 Expulsions
September 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — As the Biden administration ramps up its expulsion of Haitians and making arbitrary distinctions between groups fleeing persecution and danger, Human Rights First…
Letter
Joint Letter to President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas & AG Garland on Title 42
September 17, 2021
Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Attorney General Garland: In the wake of multiple federal court decisions holding that your administration’s policies are likely unlawful,…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Court Order Blocking Illegal Expulsions of Asylum-Seeking Families
September 16, 2021
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today welcomed a federal court order blocking the Biden administration from expelling families to danger under the Title 42 policy, which uses…
Fact Sheet
Any Version of “Remain in Mexico” Policy Would Be Unlawful, Inhumane, and Deadly
September 9, 2021
On August 24, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to stay a federal court ruling that orders the U.S government to re-implement the…
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Evacuate Our Allies Coalition Members Call for More Support for Afghanistan Evacuation
August 31, 2021
“The Biden administration’s August 31 deadline is not our deadline,” said veterans and advocates WASHINGTON — Today marks President Biden’s deadline for the end of operations…
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Human Rights First Decries Supreme Court Decision on Cruel, Illegal “Remain in Mexico” Policy
August 25, 2021
WASHINGTON — Last night the Supreme Court denied the government’s request for an emergency stay in Biden v. Texas, failing to block the Texas district court injunction forcing the…
Report
Human Rights Travesty
August 24, 2021
Biden Administration Embrace of Trump Asylum Expulsion Policy Endangers Lives, Wreaks Havoc More than seven months since President Biden took office, the U.S. government continues…
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New Report Finds Biden Administration’s Embrace of Title 42 Expulsions Leading to Human Rights Travesty
August 24, 2021
Research from Human Rights First Shows Kidnappings and Attacks Against Asylum Seekers Continue to Mount NEW YORK – Asylum seekers face horrific danger at the U.S.…
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Human Rights First Expresses Concern on Some Proposed Asylum Changes
August 18, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomed some changes included in a proposed asylum rule posted today by the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice, but expressed concerns…
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Proposing Alternate ‘Remain in Mexico’ Raises Profound Human Rights Concerns
August 18, 2021
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First expressed its alarm and profound concern that the Biden administration is reportedly considering creating its own version of the notorious…
Letter
Letter to President Biden on Expulsion Flights to Southern Mexico & Changes to Asylum Processing
August 13, 2021
Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, Ambassador Rice, and Advisor Sullivan: We, the 95 undersigned organizations, write to express our profound disappointment at Secretary Mayorkas’s remarksyesterday…