We found 623 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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Jails No Place for U.S. Immigration Detainees, Report Says
October 6, 2011
Washington, DC – A report issued today by Human Rights First reveals that despite a 2009 commitment made two years ago today to overhaul the immigration detention system,…
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Jails & Jumpsuits: Transforming the US Immigration Detention System
October 5, 2011
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) committed to transform the U.S. immigration detention system by…
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Human Rights First Awarded Grant for Asylum and Immigration Fellowship
May 11, 2011
New York, NY—Human Rights First is pleased to be the recipient of a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to support a two-year fellowship and…
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Report Blasts U.S. Immigration Detention Practices as “Disproportionate” and Inappropriately “Punitive”
March 18, 2011
Washington, DC – A new Inter-American Commission on Human Rights report, “Report on Immigration in the United States: Detention and Due Process,” criticizes the United…
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Upcoming Koh UPR Testimony Presents Opportunity for U.S. Leadership
March 17, 2011
Washington, DC – On Friday, State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh is scheduled to deliver the U.S. response to more than 200 recommendations made by other…
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U.S. UPR Response Garners Praise, Further Reforms Recommended
March 11, 2011
Washington, DC – Human Rights First today stated that it is gratified that the United States is approaching its participation in the Universal Periodic Review with…
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Support the Refugee Protection Act of 2011
December 31, 2010
Why is the Refugee Protection Act of 2011 important? The United States has a proud history of providing refuge to victims of persecution. This tradition…
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Human Rights First Statement on International Migrants Day
December 18, 2010
New York, NY – Today as it marked International Migrants Day, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer issued the following statement: “International Migrants Day is an important reminder…
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Human Rights First Urges Fulfillment of Detention Reform Promises
October 6, 2010
Says Immigration Detention Facilities Must Shift from Prison Model to Civil Model Washington, DC – One year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
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The Asylum Filing Deadline
September 29, 2010
Denying Protection to the Persecuted and Undermining Governmental Efficiency Human Rights First report calling on Congress to eliminate a technical asylum filing deadline in U.S. law…
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Asylum News–July/August 2010
August 31, 2010
One-Year Anniversary of ICE Detention Reforms August 6th marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announcement that it intends to reform…
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Few Tangible Changes for Detainees as ICE Detention Reforms Anniversary Approaches
August 6, 2010
Washington, DC One year after U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced its intention to reform the immigration detention system, Human Rights First is urging the…