We found 926 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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IACHR Agrees to Hold Hearing on Central Americans Held in Detention
March 3, 2016
New York City—Human Rights First today praised the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for its decision to hold a hearing to address the ongoing…
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House Members Introduce Bill to Provide Lawyers for Children, Vulnerable Individuals
February 26, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of Congress to support legislation that would provide access to counsel for unaccompanied children and vulnerable individuals in…
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Medical and Mental Health Experts Urge the Ninth Circuit Court to Uphold Flores Ruling to End Family Immigration Detention
February 24, 2016
New York City – Human Rights First, along with Munger, Tolles & Olson, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the…
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Health Concerns at the Berks Family Detention Center
February 19, 2016
Health Concerns at the Berks Family Detention Center February, 2016 In summer 2014 the Obama Administration announced their intention to detain large numbers of asylum-seeking…
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Ahead of Immigration Detention License Expiration, Human Rights First Releases Letters from Detained Mothers
February 19, 2016
New York City— As the license of the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania is set to expire this weekend, Human Rights First today renewed calls on the U.S.…
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Health Concerns at the Berks Family Detention Center
February 19, 2016
February, 2016 In summer 2014 the Obama Administration announced their intention to detain large numbers of asylum-seeking families from Central America as part of a…
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Berks will Lose its License, but Facility has Appealed
February 11, 2016
On Friday February 5th the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (PA DHS) received notice that the Berks County Residential Center—one of three family immigration detention centers in the…
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Congress Urged to Reject Bills that Would Undermine Asylum in United States
February 4, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today urged members of the House of Representatives to reject legislation that would severely undermine access to asylum in the United…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: February 1, 2016
February 3, 2016
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Congress will address the ongoing global refugee crisis during a series of hearings this week. On Wednesday, the House Homeland Security…
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IACHR Should Hold Hearing on Rights of Central Americans Held in Detention
January 21, 2016
New York City—Human Rights First called on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to hold a hearing to address the ongoing violations of the…
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United States to Increase Admission of Central American Refugees
January 13, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today praised Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement that the United States will accept more refugees in an effort to admit…
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Refugees Shouldn’t Be Deported
January 8, 2016
By Eleanor Acer, Today’s New York Times editorial rightly condemns the Department of Homeland Security’s “appalling” home raids targeting mothers and children from Central America. In a January…