We found 628 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: June 1, 2015
June 2, 2015
Top News Defense Authorization The Senate is poised to consider its FY16 National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that could have significant ramifications for U.S. national…
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New York City Council Committee on Immigration Regarding Oversight Testimony
May 1, 2015
Testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration Regarding Oversight: Implementation of IDNYC – New York City’s Municipal Identification Program May 1, 2015…
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NYC Council Committee on Immigration: IDNYC is Great, but Many Refugees are Left Out
May 1, 2015
This morning I spoke to the New York City Council’s Committee on Immigration. I praised NYC’s municipal identification program (IDNYC), which helps many New Yorkers receive…
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Mediterranean Migrant and Refugee Crisis Demonstrates Need for U.S. Leadership to Better Protect Refugees
April 23, 2015
New York City – Following today’s meeting of European Union Leaders in Brussels to discuss a coordinated response to the migrant and refugee crisis in…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015
Top News President Obama to Jamaica On Thursday, President Obama will travel to Jamaica en route to participate in the Summit of the Americas in Panama.…
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NYC is Doing It Right with Lawyers for Unaccompanied Minors
April 2, 2015
Six months ago Human Rights First’s Lori Adams testified before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration as it instituted a program to ensure…
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House Judiciary Committee Should Reject Bills that Undermine U.S. Protection of Refugees, Children
March 2, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security to reject the Asylum Reform and Border…
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Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act Would Return Persecuted Refugees and Children to Danger
March 2, 2015
Protecting the persecuted is a core American value. The U.S. asylum system has protected thousands of refugees from returning to places where they would face…
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House Judiciary Committee Should Reject Bills that Undermine U.S. Protection of Refugees, Children
March 2, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security to reject the Asylum Reform and Border…
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Without a Lawyer, 98.5% of Mother and Child Asylum Seekers Deported
February 26, 2015
Last year thousands of Central American asylum seekers crossed our southern border, many of them mothers travelling with young children. The Obama administration quickly locked…
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Federal Court Got It Right: Detaining Mothers and Children to Deter Other Asylum Seekers Is Wrong
February 25, 2015
Last Friday a federal court ruled that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security cannot continue to detain mothers and children seeking asylum in an attempt to deter…
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Congress Should Reject Bills that Undermine U.S. Asylum System
February 11, 2015
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of Congress to reject proposed legislation that would severely undermine our nation’s commitment to refugees and asylum seekers…