We found 613 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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At One Year, Asylum Ban Threatens Lives & Spurs Crossings
May 7, 2024
WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Biden administration is considering additional administrative actions to bar access to asylum at the border, Human Rights First released…
Report
Trapped, Preyed Upon, and Punished
May 7, 2024
One Year of the Biden Administration Asylum Ban Executive summary On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration initiated a new bar on asylum through its…
Blog
Escaping Extremes: Climate Change’s Role in Displacement and Migration
April 22, 2024
By Sydney Randall In 2019, a family of tomato farmers in Mexico experienced a scorching summer. There was “too much sun, too much heat –…
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Pakistan Must Stop Sending Afghan Refugees Back to Danger
April 1, 2024
From Karachi to Peshawar to Quetta to Islamabad, millions of Afghans and other migrants have spent decades making their homes in Pakistan. Last year, the…
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For trans migrants forced to flee their homes, the violence continues at our border
March 29, 2024
By Sydney Randall A few months ago in Tijuana, Mexico, our Director of Research and Analysis for Refugee Protection Christina Asenico met two couples from…
Blog, Refugee Voice
An Afghan woman’s fight for gender equity
March 29, 2024
By Camila Rice-Aguilar “Being a human rights activist in Afghanistan – especially for women’s rights – it is impossible to live a simple life without…
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Human Rights First Urges Biden Administration to Protect Haitian Refugees
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON DC – As the human rights catastrophe facing people in Haiti continues to escalate, Human Rights First calls on the Biden administration to urgently implement…
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Helping Arriving Afghans at NOVA Support Center
February 29, 2024
By Amie Kashon Human Rights First assisted recently-arrived Afghans with their legal and resettlement issues at the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Afghan Support Center from January…
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U.S. Policies Punish Refugees at the Border
February 20, 2024
It was midnight and two mothers stood in heavy rain clutching their eight- and ten-month-old infants in cold, soaked blankets. The late-January temperature just south…
Fact Sheet
U.S. Border and Asylum Policies Harm Black Asylum Seekers
February 12, 2024
Black asylum seekers face significant discrimination and barriers within the U.S. asylum system and encounter targeted violence and mistreatment. The asylum ban and related restrictions deny…
Blog
Virtual actions keep asylum protected
February 9, 2024
By Brenda Vargas For months, a group of Senators and the White House have been negotiating a supplemental funding bill. In exchange for foreign aid,…
Fact Sheet
Preserving Judicial Review of Asylum Decisions
February 5, 2024
As with most final decisions of federal agencies, U.S. law has long ensured access to federal court review in immigration cases, including asylum. This crucial…