We found 625 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
Press, Statement
Unlawful Deportations of Asylum Seekers to Panama, Costa Rica and Elsewhere Must Stop
February 21, 2025
Washington, D.C. — In the wake of reports that the Trump administration has deported people seeking asylum from religious and other persecution to Panama and…
Press
More than 1 Million People Who Entered the United States with Government Authorization Are Threatened with Summary Deportation
January 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. — In addition to the slew of anti-asylum, -refugee, and -immigrant orders that started the Trump administration’s tenure in office, a new directive…
Fact Sheet
Jailing Immigrant Families Inflicts Severe Harms and Wastes Resources
January 23, 2025
Detention of immigrant families inflicts irreversible harm. Medical experts, international authorities, members of Congress, faith leaders, human rights advocates, whistleblowers, the American Bar Association, and…
Issue Brief
Human Rights First Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Initial Immigration Executive Actions
January 22, 2025
On the first day of the Trump-Vance Administration, the President issued a host of anti-immigrant and -refugee Executive Orders that undermine our national security, tarnish…
Fact Sheet
Remain in Mexico: Unlawful, Ineffective, and Must Never Return
January 10, 2025
Under the Remain in Mexico policy (RMX), the Department of Homeland Security forced asylum seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities while their U.S.…
Letter, Statement
Human Rights First’s Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border
November 5, 2024
Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border, USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2024-0006; A.G. Order…
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
The Mental Health Impacts of Seeking Asylum
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…