We found 515 results for “Religious Freedom”.
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DHS Secretary Kelly Using Alt-Facts about Asylum
May 10, 2017
By Eleanor Acer Last Friday, Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly defended the controversial deportation of a Honduran woman and her young child. “Now remember the vast…
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Crossing the Line: U.S. Border Agents Illegally Reject Asylum Seekers
May 3, 2017
The U.S. government is illegally turning away asylum seekers at official land crossings all along the southern border. Border agents must refer a person seeking…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017
By Mary Elizabeth Margolis Top Items Sebastian Gorka Ousted from White House New reports indicate that Sebastian Gorka is likely to be removed from his current position…
Amicus Brief
Amicus Brief: Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit – State of Hawaii V. Donald J. Trump
April 24, 2017
As President George Washington wrote to a religious minority community containing many immigrants in 1790, “the Government of the United States . . . gives…
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Administration Urged to Appoint Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
April 14, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today expressed alarm over reports that the Trump Administration may not fill the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism position…
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Religious Animus Also Underlies Trump’s Refugee Resettlement Reduction
April 14, 2017
Two weeks ago, a federal judge upgraded his temporary restraining order to a preliminary injunction, indefinitely blocking sections two and six of President Trump’s revised executive order on refugees and…
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Coptic Church Bombings Show Sisi Isn’t Doing a “Fantastic Job”
April 13, 2017
The suicide bombings of Palm Sunday services in two Coptic churches in Egypt, which killed at least 45 people and wounded scores more, are another…
Amicus Brief
Pars Equality Center vs Donald J. Trump
April 11, 2017
SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT As President George Washington wrote to a religious minority community containing many immigrants in 1790, “the Government of the United States .…
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Lance Sellon: Veteran+
April 4, 2017
Meet Major Lance Sellon. He’s an Army National Guard Chaplain with deployments to Afghanistan and Africa. He’s also a youth minister, a husband, and a…
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Sisi’s Egypt is a Poor Partner for the United States in the Fight Against Terrorism
March 31, 2017
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will visit President Trump at the White House next week. The visit comes at a time when governments around the…
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President Trump’s Claim that His Ban Will Keep America Safe from Terrorism is False
March 17, 2017
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post President Trump used a rally for his supporters in Nashville, Tennessee on March 15 to rail…
Amicus Brief
Amicus Brief: State of Hawaii V. Donald J. Trump
March 15, 2017
Summary of Argument As President George Washington wrote to a religious minority community containing many immigrants in 1790, “the Government of the United States .…