We found 623 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
Fact Sheet
Capping Asylum: Illegal, Dangerous, and Counterproductive
December 11, 2023
Among other changes to asylum law being considered by Congress, reports indicate Senators are discussing numerical limitations on asylum claims. Imposing a cap on the…
Blog
Finding Support and Kindness at an Afghan Support Center
December 6, 2023
In August 2023, I had the privilege of attending an event organized by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to support Afghan refugees…
Fact Sheet
Basics of Asylum
November 29, 2023
Authors: Geoffrey Louden and Christina Asencio | Read the factsheet The United States has a long and proud history of allowing people to request asylum and…
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December Series: Conversations for International Human Rights Day
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Recordings of the three conversations. Join us the week leading up to International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2023, for a captivating 3-part webinar series…
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Human Rights First Opposes Attempts to Undermine Asylum Protections
November 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Congress works to pass emergency funding packages, Human Rights First strongly opposes any attempts to use these bills to change asylum…
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Joint letter to Biden Administration Urging Safeguarding of U.S. Asylum Protections
November 9, 2023
Dear President Biden, We write as organizations committed to civil rights, human rights, and racial justice to express extreme concern over proposals to dramatically and…
Fact Sheet
Correcting the Record: The Reality of U.S. Asylum Process and Outcomes
November 3, 2023
Human Rights First has researched and documented the impacts of the asylum ban, heightened screening standards, and deportation in reports from July and October 2023.…
Fact Sheet
Upholding And Upgrading Asylum
October 30, 2023
Recommendations for the Biden Administration Nearly three years into his administration, the President should pursue effective and humane strategies that adhere to refugee law to…
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New Report Details Asylum Ban’s Role in Violence in Mexico
October 13, 2023
WASHINGTON – Kidnappings and horrific violence against people waiting in Mexico to seek asylum under the Biden administration’s asylum ban are escalating, Human Rights First…
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Inhumane and Counterproductive
October 12, 2023
Asylum Ban Inflicts Mounting Harm Executive Summary Five months after the Biden administration initiated its new bar on asylum, the policy continues to strand vulnerable…
Fact Sheet
Upholding And Upgrading Asylum: A Summary of Recommendations for the Biden Administration
October 12, 2023
Download the summary or read the full set of recommendations here. Nearly three years after President Biden took office, his administration should double down on…
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Human Rights First Urges Mexican Supreme Court to Find “Remain in Mexico” Illegal
October 5, 2023
WASHINGTON – With Mexican NGO Fundación para la Justicia y el Estado Democrático de Derecho (FJEDD) bringing to the Mexican Supreme Court a constitutional challenge…