We found 924 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Human Rights First Statement on New Proposed Rule to Stop Refugees from Working
November 13, 2019
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s senior director for refugee protection, Eleanor Acer, made the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, out today, which would…
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Human Rights First Publishes Running Database of Attacks on Asylum Seekers Under MPP
November 13, 2019
Human rights organizations partner to track kidnappings, assaults on asylum seekers forced to return to danger in Mexico under the Trump Administration “Remain in Mexico”…
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Orders from Above
October 1, 2019
Massive Human Rights Abuses Under Trump Administration Return to Mexico Policy In September 2019, the Trump Administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico, which…
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El Salvador Agreement a Fatal Deal for Asylum Seekers
September 20, 2019
New York City—In response to reports that the United States and El Salvador entering into a “safe third country” or similar “asylum cooperation” agreement in the…
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Trump Administration Delivers Asylum Seekers to Grave Danger in Mexico: 200+ Publicly Reported Cases of Rape, Kidnapping, and Assault Just the Tip of the Iceberg
September 17, 2019
Since January 2019, the Trump Administration has expelled 45,000 asylum seekers and migrants, including Cubans, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans and Central Americans, to Mexico under the so-called “Migrant Protection…
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Trump Administration’s Third-Country Transit Bar is An Asylum Ban that Will Return Refugees to Danger
September 13, 2019
The Trump Administration’s third-country transit asylum bar, issued as an interim final rule on July 16, 2019, effectively bans asylum for the vast majority of…
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New Work Authorization Rule for Asylum Seekers Could Have Devastating Consequences
September 6, 2019
Washington, D.C.—In response to a proposed new regulation that would eliminate requirements that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decide on first-time applications for employment…
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Government to Appeal Asylum of First Remain in Mexico Refugee
September 6, 2019
San Diego, CA—Human Rights First today decried the U.S. government for its decision to appeal a court ruling granting asylum to the first individual returned…
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CAIR Coalition v. Trump: A Case Summary
August 28, 2019
The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented assault against asylum seekers. In its latest move, it issued a sweeping asylum ban, barring from asylum eligibility…
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Recipients of 2019 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Pro Bono Service Announced
August 13, 2019
New York City—Human Rights First today announced that it will present its annual Marvin E. Frankel Award to the law firms of Akin Gump Strauss…
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New Report Documents Lives in Danger, Denial of Due Process under Remain in Mexico
August 8, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today issued a new report documenting the impact of the Trump Administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols—commonly known as “Remain in Mexico”—on asylum seekers at…
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Delivered to Danger
August 8, 2019
Illegal Remain in Mexico Policy Imperils Asylum Seekers’ Lives and Denies Due Process In July 2019, the Trump Administration vastly expanded its “Remain in Mexico”…