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Letter
Kidnapped, Raped, and Robbed: Dangerous Title 42 Expulsions to Mexico Continue
May 24, 2021
By Julia Neusner Karina* and her three-year-old daughter fled Honduras after the gang member who had raped her threatened to traffic her daughter. As they…
Letter
NGO Letter and Recommendations on MPP Wind Down
May 18, 2021
Dear Secretary Blinken, Attorney General Garland, and Secretary Mayorkas: Our faith-based, humanitarian, legal services, immigration, and human rights organizations and law school clinics welcome the…
Blog
“They Lied to Us”: Biden Administration Continues to Expel, Mistreat Families Seeking Asylum
May 16, 2021
By Julia Neusner When Fernando* and his family arrived in Texas after a harrowing journey from El Salvador, they cried with relief. They’d left home…
Fact Sheet
Biden Administration Title 42 Expulsions of Families and Adults to Nuevo Laredo Fuel Kidnappings and Endanger Lives
May 13, 2021
The Biden administration’s use of Title 42 to expel families and adults to extremely dangerous Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas, Mexico is contributing to already epidemic…
Fact Sheet
Do Expedited Asylum Screenings and Adjudications at the Border Work?
May 6, 2021
Expedited processing of asylum requests at the border hinges on unfair and unrealistic expectations that people seeking asylum, who on arrival at the border are…
Fact Sheet
Fully End the Migrant Protection Protocols: Ensure Safety for All Subjected to Horrific Policy
April 29, 2021
As the Biden administration winds down the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), it has not yet included in this process asylum-seeking families and adults whose cases…
Press
Human Rights First and the Western Union Foundation Create Social Impact Programming for Asylum-Seeking Children
April 27, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First and the Western Union Foundation are partnering to create an innovative social programming project, Vida sin Fronteras (“Life without Borders”), for asylum-seeking…
Press
Human Rights First Raises Concerns Over Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, introduced yesterday by Senators John Cornyn (R- TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Tony…
Press
New Report Finds Continued Use of Illegal Trump Border Policy Endangers Asylum Seekers
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — Asylum seekers continue to face grave danger at the southern border as the Biden administration extends the Trump administration’s misuse of Title 42 public…
Report
Failure to Protect: Biden Administration Continues Illegal Trump Policy to Block and Expel Asylum Seekers to Danger
April 20, 2021
For more than a year, the U.S. government has misused public health authority to expel and block families, adults, and children seeking refuge at the…
Report
Fracaso de Protección: La Administración Biden Continúa con la Política Ilegal de Trump de Bloquear y Expulsar a los Solicitantes de Asilo al Peligro
April 20, 2021
Durante más de un año, el gobierno de Estados Unidos ha abusado de la autoridad de salud pública para expulsar y bloquear a familias, adultos…
Press
Human Rights First Disappointed by President Biden Using Trump’s Limit on Refugee Admissions
April 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, the Biden administration announced it would keep the refugee admissions number at 15,000, a level set by the previous administration, walking back…