We found 922 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Asylum Ban Strands Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Mexico and Returns Them to Danger
November 28, 2023
Over 1300 people have faced kidnapping, torture, rape, extortion, and other violence while waiting to seek protection in the U.S. since the asylum ban took…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela and Common Sense Work Permit Actions
September 21, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration extended and redesignated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Wednesday evening, providing security to thousands of Venezuelans. This critical…
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Representing Asylum Seekers with Disabilities: Relevant Law
September 19, 2023
This fact sheet is designed for attorneys and accredited representatives who represent disabled* asylum seekers before the immigration court and asylum office. It provides information…