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Washington Week on Human Rights: April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
Top News Guantanamo Today two detainees from the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were transferred to Senegal. The transfers come as the Pentagon continues to advocate for the administration’s plan to close…
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In Testimony, Human Rights First Urges U.S. to Protect National Security while Upholding Human Rights of Refugees
March 23, 2016
Washington, D.C.—In testimony before the House of Representatives, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer urged the U.S. government to take steps to protect our national security while also…
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On International Women’s Day, Renewed Calls for End to Family Detention
March 8, 2016
Washington, D.C.—To mark International Women’s Day, Human Rights First today renewed its calls for the Obama Administration to end its policy of detaining asylum-seeking and refugee women…
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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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New Legislation Would Provide Lawyers for Children, Vulnerable Individuals
February 11, 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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White House Budget Fails to Provide Adequate Funding to Protect Refugees and Asylum Seekers
February 9, 2016
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First said today that the White House’s failure to request funding to increase immigration court capacity and the small increase of 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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House Dems Urge Obama to Stop Deportation Raids on Refugee Families
January 13, 2016
New York City—Human Rights First today praised members of Congress for urging the Obama Administration to end its deportation raids targeting refugee women and children…
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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…
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Deportation Raids Against Families Exacerbates Due Process and Human Rights Problems
December 30, 2015
By Olga Byrne When asylum seekers are stopped by federal immigration authorities, the government does not always provide them with adequate explanations regarding the immigration…