We found 86 results for “Refugees, Asylum, ”.
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Human Rights First Decries New Rules to Limit Asylum Eligibility
October 21, 2020
Rules would create sweeping new categorical bars to asylum and eliminate rules intended to ensure refugee families are not separated WASHINGTON — Human Rights First…
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New Report Details Transit Ban Asylum Denials and Family Separations, Proposed Rule Would Revive Illegal Ban Despite Court Rulings
July 15, 2020
WASHINGTON – A year since the Trump administration’s third-country transit asylum ban was issued, this ban has caused the United States to deny asylum to…
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Human Rights First Urges U.S. to Reassert Global Leadership in Protecting the Rights of Refugees
June 20, 2020
WASHINGTON – On World Refugee Day, Human Rights First calls on U.S. leaders and policymakers to restore U.S. leadership in protecting the human rights of refugees:…
Report
Pandemic as Pretext
May 13, 2020
Trump Administration Exploits COVID-19, Expels Asylum Seekers and Children to Escalating Danger The Trump Administration is exploiting the coronavirus crisis to pursue its long-held goal…
Letter
Comments in Opposition to Proposed Rulemaking: Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility
January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020 Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the proposed regulations to amend regulations relating to eligibility for asylum published in…
Testimony
Testimony of Blanche Engochan before the Congressional Hearing on “the Expansion and Troubling Use of ICE Detention”
September 26, 2019
I didn’t want to leave Cameroon. It was my home. And it was home to the people I loved. Like all refugees, I was forced…
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Graham Secure and Protect Act Would Neither Provide Security nor Protect the Vulnerable
August 1, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today condemned the Senate Judiciary Committee’s move to vote out of committee the Secure and Protect Act of 2019, a bill that seeks to codify…
Fact Sheet
Protecting Refugees and Restoring Order: Real Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis
June 17, 2019
This bluprint was developed and/or endorsed by: Human Rights First, America’s Voice, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Center for Victims of Torture, Coalition for Humane Immigrant…
Blueprint
Protecting Refugees and Restoring Order: Real Solutions to the Humanitarian Crisis
June 17, 2019
This blueprint was developed and/or endorsed by: Human Rights First, America’s Voice, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Center for Victims of Torture, Coalition for Humane…
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Safe Third Country Agreement with Guatemala Would Endanger, not Protect Refugees
June 14, 2019
New York City—In response to reports that the Trump Administration is attempting to get the government of Guatemala to adopt a safe third country agreement…
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Trump Mexico Deal a Disgrace and Embarrassment
June 8, 2019
New York City—In response to the deal reached today between the United States and Mexico in order to avoid tariffs threatened by President Trump, Human…
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Mexico Border Deal to Avoid Tariffs Would Endanger Lives
June 6, 2019
New York City—In response to reports that the Mexican government is planning to make a deal with the United States to avoid tariffs threatened by…