We found 623 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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Obama Should Outline Solutions for Displaced Iraqis
August 2, 2010
Washington, DC Following President Barack Obama’s affirmation today that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will end on August 31, Human Rights First is urging President…
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Arbitrary Detention of Asylum Seekers and U.S. Commitments under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
July 31, 2010
The U.S. detention system for asylum seekers lacks necessary safeguards, including access to prompt court review, to prevent detention from being arbitrary within the meaning…
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Asylum News–February 2010
July 2, 2010
ASYLUM NEWS–FEBRUARY 2010 Register now for “Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection: the 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980” On March 16, 2010…
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March 2009-Asylum News
July 2, 2010
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Holds a Hearing on “Health Services for Detainees in U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Custody” On March 3, 2009, the…
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Asylum News–February 2010
July 2, 2010
ASYLUM NEWS–FEBRUARY 2010 Register now for “Renewing U.S. Commitment to Refugee Protection: the 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980” On March 16, 2010…
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September 2009-Asylum News
July 2, 2010
Petition for Cert Filed in Asylum Filing Deadline Case The American Civil Liberties Union, the National Immigrant Justice Center and the law firm of Enow…
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Asylum News–March 2010
July 2, 2010
ASYLUM NEWS–MARCH 2010 Recommendations for Reform on the 30th Anniversary of the Refugee Act On March 16, 2010, during its symposium marking the 30th Anniversary…
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Asylum News–April/May 2010
July 2, 2010
Eliminate the Arbitrary One-Year Bar to Asylum Human Rights First, along with 86 other faith-based, human rights, legal services and refugee assistance organizations and 81…
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Immigration Reform Must Ensure Refugee Protection
July 1, 2010
Washington, DC Responding to President Barack Obama’s immigration reform speech at American University, Human Rights First today emphasized that any immigration reform package must reflect…
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Refugee Protection Act of 2010 Remedies Severe Problems in Asylum and Refugee Systems
May 19, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today praised members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for convening a hearing on the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3113),…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Refugee Protection Act
May 19, 2010
Human Rights First commends the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding a hearing on May 19 to shine a light on the need to improve the…
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Iraqi Refugees in Jordan Still Await U.S. Decisions on Resettlement
April 23, 2010
By Jesse Bernstein and Parastou Hassouri AMMAN – Fatima is a single mother who fled Iraq after militia had kidnapped her father and brother. She…