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Testimony
Statement to Senate Appropriations Committee on the Border Crisis
July 10, 2014
Statement submitted for the Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing On “Review of the President’s Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters.” Human Rights First…
Press
Congress Should Increase Funding for Crisis at the Border Consistent with American Ideals
July 8, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed concern about the fundamental strategy reflected in the administration’s emergency supplemental request sent to Congress today to…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations for an Emergency Supplemental Fund to Protect Families and Asylum Seekers at the U.S.-Mexico Border
July 8, 2014
1. Fund an Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Initiative Justification: Immigration detention facilities are not appropriate settings for children and parents with children. Furthermore, there are…
Press
Detention of Families at the Border Not Consistent with American Ideals
June 28, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First expressed serious concern about the Obama Administration’s plan to begin detaining and quickly processing families at a 700 bed facility…
Press
Human Rights First Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant
June 26, 2014
New York City – Human Rights First is pleased to announce it has been selected as the recipient of a new grant from The John D.…
Press
Human Rights First Report Details Recommendations for Managing the Increase in Families and Protection Requests at Southern Border
June 25, 2014
Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. government responds to the influx of families, unaccompanied children, asylum seekers and other migrants at the southern U.S. border, Human…
Blog
Washington Week on Human Rights: June 23, 2014
June 23, 2014
Top News CRISIS IN IRAQ Secretary of State… Read More
Fact Sheet
Congressional Recommendations: How to Manage the Increase in Asylum Seekers at the Border
June 23, 2014
During the past few years, the number of people arriving at the southern U.S. border expressing a fear of return to their home countries has…
Fact Sheet
How to Manage the Increase in Families at the Border
June 20, 2014
The current surge of migrants crossing the southern U.S. border reflects a sharp increase in the number of unaccompanied minors, children crossing with one or…
Press
Response to Surge of Unaccompanied Minors and Families at the U.S.-Mexican Border Must Reflect American Ideals
June 20, 2014
Washington, D.C. – In response to the Obama Administration’s announcement that it will detain more immigrants and expedite cases of those who have crossed the U.S. –…
Blog
TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Address the Border Crisis by Properly Funding Immigration Courts
June 18, 2014
Protecting the persecuted is a core American value. Yet asylum seekers and other immigrants are often detained in jails and jail-like facilities and those who…
Blog
U.S. Government Should Take Steps to Address Challenges Due to Border Surge
June 18, 2014
A piece by Julia Preston in yesterday’s New York Times examines the increase in Central American women with young children apprehended after crossing the southern border, and flags the…