We found 922 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Letter
Letter to Attorney General and DHS Secretary on Asylum System Reforms
April 15, 2021
Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas: In the wake of recent reports that the Biden administration is considering systemic asylum reforms, we write to…
Report
“I am in limbo:” Our New Report on the Asylum Backlog and how the Biden Administration Should Resolve it
April 12, 2021
Family separation takes many forms in the U.S. immigration system. By the time public outcry forced the Trump Administration to halt its explicit family separation…
Report
Protection Postponed: Asylum Office Backlogs Cause Suffering, Separate Families, and Undermine Integration
April 8, 2021
The Biden Administration has inherited a large and growing backlog of asylum claims. As of September 2020, more than 386,000 applications were awaiting adjudication by the Asylum…
Fact Sheet
Swift Action to Improve Fairness and Enable Timely Asylum Hearings in Immigration Courts
April 6, 2021
The United States is capable of welcoming with dignity children, families, and adults seeking protection at the U.S.-Mexico border. The challenges at the border today…
Blog
Title 42: The Cruel Trump Policy Continuing Under Biden
March 31, 2021
Joe Biden’s election brought cheers from refugee and immigration advocates everywhere. It meant an end to Trump’s cruel, far-ranging effort to prevent refugees from seeking…
Letter
NGO Letter to Biden Administration on Recent Asylum Statements and Actions
March 30, 2021
Dear President Biden, The United States led efforts to draft the Refugee Convention in the wake of World War II and, in the Refugee Act…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Reintroduction of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Ac
March 26, 2021
NEW YORK -- Human Rights First welcomed today’s reintroduction of the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act by Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Adam Smith (D-WA),…
Blog
That Crisis at the Border? Unethical Reporting
March 22, 2021
This weekend, it was unsurprising to find yet another story from a mainstream media outlet – this time, the Washington Post – declaring a “crisis”…
Letter
Letter to DHS and the State Department on the MPP Wind Down Process
March 12, 2021
Dear Secretaries Mayorkas and Blinken: Our faith-based, humanitarian, legal services, immigration, and human rights organizations and law school clinics welcome the administration’s initial steps to…
Letter
NGO Letter to HHS and CDC on Orders Authorizing Border Expulsions
February 22, 2021
Dear Acting Secretary Cochran and Director Walensky: As organizations that represent and advocate for migrants, refugees, and immigrant children as well as organizations committed to…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Admission of First Asylum Seekers Forced to “Remain in Mexico” After Two Years of Danger and Delay
February 19, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, Human Rights First welcomed the news that the first asylum seekers stranded in Mexico under former President Trump’s cruel and illegal Migrant…
Letter
NGO Letter Urging DHS to Reject Use of Expedited Removal
February 16, 2021
Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Our undersigned faith-based, immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reject the use of…