We found 628 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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Asylum News–April/May 2010
July 2, 2010
Eliminate the Arbitrary One-Year Bar to Asylum Human Rights First, along with 86 other faith-based, human rights, legal services and refugee assistance organizations and 81…
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Immigration Reform Must Ensure Refugee Protection
July 1, 2010
Washington, DC Responding to President Barack Obama’s immigration reform speech at American University, Human Rights First today emphasized that any immigration reform package must reflect…
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Refugee Protection Act of 2010 Remedies Severe Problems in Asylum and Refugee Systems
May 19, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today praised members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for convening a hearing on the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3113),…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Refugee Protection Act
May 19, 2010
Human Rights First commends the Senate Judiciary Committee for holding a hearing on May 19 to shine a light on the need to improve the…
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Iraqi Refugees in Jordan Still Await U.S. Decisions on Resettlement
April 23, 2010
By Jesse Bernstein and Parastou Hassouri AMMAN – Fatima is a single mother who fled Iraq after militia had kidnapped her father and brother. She…
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Eliminate the Arbitrary One-Year Bar to Asylum
April 22, 2010
Human Rights First, along with 86 other faith-based, human rights, legal services and refugee assistance organizations and 81 individual asylum law practitioners, pro bono attorneys,…
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The Jekyll and Hyde of U.S. Policies toward Haitians
April 2, 2010
By Annie Sovcik, Advocacy Counsel The U.S. response to the catastrophic January 12th earthquake that shook Haiti, leaving a quarter of a million dead and another…
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Human Rights First Praises Senators for Introducing Bill Strengthening U.S. Commitment to Refugees
March 17, 2010
Thirty years after the signing of the landmark Refugee Act of 1980, Senators introduced the Refugee Protection Act of 2010 (S. 3113), legislation repairing many…
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Protecting Refugees: an American Commitment and Tradition
March 17, 2010
By Elisa Massimino President and CEO This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, a landmark piece of legislation that changed the…
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Reform Recommendations Target Lengthy Court Delays, Arbitrary Filing Deadline, Refugee Resettlement System
March 16, 2010
Washington, DC Human Rights First today unveiled a series of key policy reform recommendations designed to renew America’s commitment to the protection of refugees. These recommended…
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U.S. Urged to Prioritize Solutions for Displaced Iraqis, Protection of Targeted Minority Groups
March 4, 2010
Washington, DC Following this Sunday’s nationwide parliamentary election in Iraq, Human Rights First is urging the U.S. government to robustly lead international efforts to support incoming…
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A System Designed to Fail Haitians
February 10, 2010
Earlier this week, the Associated Press reported that a boat carrying 62 Haitians was intercepted by the Royal Bahamas Defense Forces. The Prime Minister for…