We found 628 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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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…
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Congress Funds 55 New Immigration Judge Teams—Extensive Backlog Requires More
December 21, 2015
Immigration is perhaps the most bogged down in partisan rhetoric of any issue in the United States. But this year, Republicans and Democrats found enough…
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On the Ground at Karnes: Children Still Harmed by Family Detention
December 18, 2015
By Olga Byrne Yesterday Dr. Benard Dreyer, the president-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics, wrote in the Houston Chronicle: “As a pediatrician, I am concerned that…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: November 30, 2015
December 2, 2015
Top News Torture Last week, President Obama signed into law an updated defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2016 that included a landmark provision reinforcing the…
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Secretary Kerry Urged to Highlight Golden Dawn Trial and Refugee Crisis during Visit to Greece
December 2, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today urged Secretary of State John Kerry to raise concerns about the rise of the far-right and the ongoing refugee…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
Top News Family Immigration Detention The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has announced that it will not renew the license of the Berks County Residential Center,…
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License not Renewed for Pennsylvania Family Detention Facility
October 23, 2015
New York City—Human Rights First praised yesterday’s announcement by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services that it would not renew the license of the Berks…
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Akin Gump, Chadbourne & Parke, and Jones Day to Receive Marvin Frankel Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Work
October 20, 2015
New York City – Human Right First today announced it will honor Akin Gump in Washington, D.C., Chadbourne & Parke in New York City, and Jones…
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Family Detention: Still Happening, Still Damaging
October 20, 2015
Introduction The U.S. government’s policy of detaining asylum-seeking families, often the subject of intense political and legal debate, is harmful to children and their parents.…
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U.S. Stands Alone: Not Signing U.N. Child Rights Treaty Leaves Migrant Children Vulnerable
October 13, 2015
This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: With Somalia’s October 1, 2015, ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the United States…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015
Top News Guantanamo President Obama will soon decide whether to make good on his promise to veto the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year…
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Senate Should Pass Bipartisan Bill to Provide Funding to Better Address Syrian Refugee Crisis
October 7, 2015
New York City – Human Right First today welcomed the introduction of an emergency supplemental appropriations bill in the Senate that would provide funding to support…