We found 921 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Senate Vote on National Emergency a Rebuke to President Trump’s Attack on Asylum
March 14, 2019
Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s Senate vote terminating President Trump’s national emergency declaration to pay for a wall at the U.S. southern border, Human Rights…
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Closure of Overseas Immigration Offices Won’t Address Asylum Backlog, Will Undermine Immigration System
March 12, 2019
Washington, D.C.—In response to reports that the Trump Administration plans to close 21 international immigration offices, a move that will seriously undermine and permanently damage the U.S.…
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Nielsen Hearing a Distortion of Administration Southern Border Policies
March 6, 2019
Washington, D.C—In response to today’s House Homeland Security Committee hearing with Department of Homeland Securtiy Secretary Kristjen Nielsen, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer issued the…
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Expansion of Remain in Mexico Plan a Further Assault on Asylum System
March 1, 2019
Washington, D.C.— In response to reports that the Trump Administration will continue its illegal and immoral attack on the asylum system by expanding the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” or…
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National Emergency Harms those Seeking Protection
February 15, 2019
Washington, D.C.—Following today’s declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the southern border, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matthew Olsen, issued…
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Children Seeking Protection Illegally Returned to Mexico
February 14, 2019
New York City—Following reports that the first children have been returned to Mexico under the Trump Administration’s plan to illegally force asylum seekers to wait…
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National Emergency a “National Disgrace”
February 14, 2019
New York City—Following the White House’s confirmation today that President Trump will declare a national emergency to build a wall at the southern border, Human…
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Abdul Aziz Muhamat Selected as 2019 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders Laureate
February 13, 2019
Geneva—The Martin Ennals Award Jury today gave its 2019 Award for Human Rights Defenders to Abdul Aziz Muhamat, the Sudanese refugee advocate being held in detention on Manus…
Report
A Sordid Scheme: The Trump Administration’s Illegal Return of Asylum Seekers to Mexico
February 13, 2019
On January 29, 2019, the Trump Administration began implementing its perversely dubbed “Migration Protection Protocols.” In reality, this policy is about denying—not providing—protection to refugees,…
Central Americans Were Increasingly Winning Asylum Before President Trump Took Office
January 30, 2019
Between fiscal years (FY) 2010 and 2016, the percentage of asylum seekers from the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras granted protection rose…
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Response to House Armed Services Hearing on Troops at the Border
January 29, 2019
Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s hearing at the House Armed Services Committee hearing entitled, “Department of Defense’s Support to the Southern Border,” at which DoD…
Fact Sheet
FACT CHECK: Asylum Seekers Regularly Attend Immigration Court Hearings
January 25, 2019
Recent data shows that asylum seekers continue to appear for immigration court proceedings at high rates. In fiscal year 2018, Department of Justice (DOJ) figures show that 89 percent of all…