We found 624 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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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…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 22, 2015
September 22, 2015
Top News Global Refugee Crisis Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States will increase the annual number of refugees it…
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Pope’s Visit Should Galvanize U.S. to Meaningfully Respond to Global Refugee Crisis
September 22, 2015
By Eleanor Acer This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post: As the Syrian conflict rages into its fifth year, it’s all too easy…
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TRAC Numbers Demonstrate Need for Immigration Court Funding to Address Worsening Backlogs
September 22, 2015
New York City – Human Rights First today urged Congress and the Obama Administration to work together to increase funding and resources for U.S. immigration courts. The call comes…
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Increase in U.S. Refugee Ceiling Falls Short of Meaningful Leadership
September 20, 2015
New York City – Human Rights First today said that Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement that the United States will increase the annual ceiling for refugee admissions…