We found 602 results for “Access to U.S. Asylum”.
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Accenture Honored for Exceptional Corporate Partnership by Human Rights First
October 6, 2022
Human Rights First has selected Accenture to receive the inaugural Human Rights First Award for Exceptional Corporate Partnership for the company’s commitment to the life-changing…
Blog
PALA Team Launches Welcome.US CEO Council Asylum Clinic for Afghan Asylum-Seekers
October 3, 2022
By Sophie Salmore Last week, Google, Accenture, Welcome.US, and Human Rights First’s Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA), hosted an asylum clinic at Google’s headquarters in…
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A Year After Del Rio, Haitian Asylum Seekers Expelled Under Title 42 Are Still Suffering
September 22, 2022
It’s been a year since the U.S. government launched its “comprehensive strategy” that resulted in the mass expulsion of Haitian asylum seekers at the U.S.…
Fact Sheet
Treat People Seeking U.S. Refuge with Dignity, Not as Political Pawns
September 21, 2022
Recommendations to Congress, the Biden Administration, State and Local Governments In recent weeks, some state governors have used the transportation of migrants and asylum seekers…
Letter
Letter on “United We Stand” event
September 20, 2022
Dear Ambassador Rice, We applaud the administration’s efforts to address hate through the upcoming summit, United We Stand: Countering Hate-Fueled Violence Together. We believe that…
Fact Sheet
Upholding President Biden’s Asylum Commitments
September 20, 2022
18-Month Progress Checklist Since February 2021 Executive Order It has been more than one-and-a-half years since President Biden issued his February 2, 2021 Executive Order,…
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IMMIGRATION DETENTION
September 19, 2022
We press the U.S. government to end harmful immigration detention policies. The U.S. government’s current policy of choice is to lock up asylum seekers in…
Fact Sheet
Inadequate Access to Legal Representation, Rushed Timelines Impede Meaningful Opportunity to Seek Asylum Under New Asylum Processing Rule
September 14, 2022
On May 31, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began implementing an Interim Final Rule (referred to as the “Asylum Processing Rule,” or APR)…
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Dobbs Restricts Access to Abortion Services for Asylum Seekers, Represses Reproductive Rights
August 18, 2022
By Ryan Huynh, Intern, Refugee Representation Late last month, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs that overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped hundreds of…
Letter
Asylum Processing Rule Recommendations
August 12, 2022
Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Director Rossi, and Director Jaddou: The undersigned immigrant and refugee advocacy and legal services organizations are dedicated to expanding access to legal…
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LGBTQ Asylum Seekers Still Facing Grave Dangers Due to Title 42
August 12, 2022
By Teodoro Garcia, Intern, Refugee Protection This week, the Biden administration announced the end of “Remain in Mexico,” a policy that forced migrants and asylum…
Fact Sheet
CERD: US Discrimination Against Black Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers at the Border and Beyond
August 8, 2022
US Discrimination Against Black Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers at the Border and Beyond Since the CERD Committee last reviewed the US in 2014, the…