We found 625 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Urged to Stand with Salvadoran LGBT Community in Time of Violence
March 7, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today called on the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador Jean Elizabeth Manes to publicly express her concerns regarding…
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Violations at the Border: The El Paso Sector
February 28, 2017
On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed the “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements” executive order. On February 20, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly…
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New Report Examines Asylum Violations in El Paso as Trump Implements Executive Orders
February 28, 2017
New York City—As the Trump Administration begins to implement the president’s executive order on immigration enforcement along the southern border, Human Rights First today released…
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Immigration Courts Lack Funding – Trump Uses Backlogs to Justify Blocking Access
February 23, 2017
This blog is cross posted with The Huffington Post Over the last ten years, funding for immigration courts has remained largely stagnant, even as funding for…
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Administration Urged to Press El Salvador on Protection of Transgender Citizens
February 23, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Following an alarming string of murders of transgender women in El Salvador, Human Rights First today called on the State Department to urge the Salvadoran government to investigate and combat…
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Letter to Kelly and Tillerson on Executive Order Enforcement
February 21, 2017
The Honorable John F. Kelly Secretary of Homeland Security The Honorable Rex Tillerson Secretary of State Re: U.S. Global Leadership on Human Rights and Refugee…
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DHS Enforcement Memo Would Limit Access to Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
February 21, 2017
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First expressed its opposition to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memorandum implementing President Trump’s January 25 executive order on immigration enforcement…
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DHS Memorandum Would Undermine Access to Asylum, Impose Arbitrary Detention
February 17, 2017
New York City—Human Rights First expressed its opposition to proposals included in a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memorandum outlining potential steps to implement…
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Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Safeguards to Limit Arbitrary, Prolonged Detention for Asylum Seekers
February 10, 2017
New York City—Human Rights First today, along with the pro bono assistance of Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler LLP, filed a supplemental amicus brief urging the…
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Ninth Circuit Ruling on Trump Executive Order a Victory for the Rule of Law
February 9, 2017
New York City—Human Rights First said that today’s Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that refused to reinstate President Trump’s executive order is a victory…
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Asylum Seekers Already Face Prolonged Detention
February 9, 2017
By Gemma Hallett President Trump’s January 27 executive order, which banned immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days and suspended the U.S. refugee program for longer, has captured much of…
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New Attorney General Jeff Sessions Should Honor his Pledges to Uphold the Law
February 8, 2017
New York City— Human Rights First today urged the newly confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to enforce and uphold the law as he has pledged to…