We found 624 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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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…
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Eliminate the Arbitrary One-Year Bar to Asylum
April 22, 2010
Human Rights First, along with 86 other faith-based, human rights, legal services and refugee assistance organizations and 81 individual asylum law practitioners, pro bono attorneys,…
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The Jekyll and Hyde of U.S. Policies toward Haitians
April 2, 2010
By Annie Sovcik, Advocacy Counsel The U.S. response to the catastrophic January 12th earthquake that shook Haiti, leaving a quarter of a million dead and another…
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Human Rights First Praises Senators for Introducing Bill Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Refugees
March 17, 2010
Thirty years after the signing of the landmark Refugee Act of 1980, Senators introduced the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3113), legislation repairing many…
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Protecting Refugees: an American Commitment and Tradition
March 17, 2010
By Elisa Massimino President and CEO This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, a landmark piece of legislation that changed the…
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Reform Recommendations Target Lengthy Court Delays, Arbitrary Filing Deadline, Refugee Resettlement System
March 16, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today unveiled a series of key policy reform recommendations designed to renew America’s commitment to the protection of refugees. These recommended…
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U.S. Urged to Prioritize Solutions for Displaced Iraqis, Protection of Targeted Minority Groups
March 4, 2010
Washington, DC Following this Sunday’s nationwide parliamentary election in Iraq, Human Rights First is urging the U.S. government to robustly lead international efforts to support incoming…
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A System Designed to Fail Haitians
February 10, 2010
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that a boat carrying 62 Haitians was intercepted by the Royal Bahamas Defense Forces. The Prime Minister for…
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U.S. Must Refocus on Safety of Displaced Iraqis
January 28, 2010
Washington, DC Today, two years after the bipartisan Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act became law, Human Rights First is calling for a renewed focus on…
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Elisa Massimino Testifies on U.S. Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
December 16, 2009
Human Rights First’s President and CEO, Elisa Massimino, testifies today before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. Read our press release, or…
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Asylum News 70
October 1, 2009
Attorney General Remands Case of Victim of Domestic Violence to the Board of Immigration Appeals Twelve years ago an immigration judge in San Francisco granted…
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Will the immigration detention system finally get the reforms it desperately needs?
August 7, 2009
Recent developments signal that real reform of the immigration detention system may finally be on the horizon. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced…