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Fact Sheet
Evacuate Our Allies Calls Out Biased Media Coverage of Forced Displacement
March 9, 2022
Against the backdrop of displacement crises in Afghanistan, the U.S.-Mexico border, and other areas, the differences in reporting are stark Following media coverage of the…
Press
Human Rights First Calls on CDC to Rescind Title 42 Order After Easing COVID-19 Mask Mandates
February 25, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – With reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will soon ease its guidelines for COVID-19 mask mandates, Human Rights First reiterates its…
Blog
The CDC’S Extension of the Title 42 Order: Misusing Public Health Authority
December 20, 2021
By: Diandra Coonghe, HRF Intern Human Rights First Fall 2021 Communications Intern Diandra Coonghe is studying biological science at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She prepared…
Letter
Civil and Human Rights Leaders Letter to President Biden on Haitian Expulsions
September 22, 2021
Dear President Biden, As leaders of civil rights and human rights organizations, we write at an inflection point for your Administration’s commitment to a humane…
Press
Human Rights First and 38 Human and Civil Rights Leaders Tell President Biden: “Your Administration Stands at a Precipice”
September 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First President and CEO Michael Breen joined leaders of 38 human and civil rights organizations in delivering a letter to the…
Press
Twenty years after 9/11, Human Rights First Urges Policies Reflecting a New Era
September 10, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Human Rights First issued 20 Years After 9/11: Rights-Based Policies…
Report
20 Years After 9/11: Rights-Based Policies for a New Era
September 9, 2021
On September 11th, 2001, nineteen members of Al Qaeda used hijacked airplanes to murder almost three thousand people. Twenty years later, we are still living in the post-9/11 world. Shortly after the attacks, the…
Press
Human Rights First Applauds Launch of Welcome With Dignity Campaign
May 26, 2021
NEW YORK — Today, Human Rights First joined the Welcome with Dignity Campaign, a coalition of dozens of organizations, activists, asylum seekers, and advocates that aims to ensure that…
Press
Human Rights First: Congress Should Act Quickly to Legislate Protections for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
January 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First welcomed a legislative proposal from President Biden that would begin to repair the damage done to the U.S. immigration and…
Letter
“We Need Someone to See Us”: To Save Lives, the Biden Administration Should Quickly Restore Refugee Protection
January 13, 2021
Ana and Jorge, an Afro-Cuban couple, were kidnapped soon after U.S. border officers expelled them to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 2020. They’d crossed the border…
Press
USCIS Removes “Nation of Immigrants” from Mission
February 22, 2018
Washington, D.C.—In response to reports that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has removed “nation of immigrants” from its mission statement, Human Rights First’s Eleanor…
Press
Human Rights First Tours New Jersey Immigration Detention Facilities
February 9, 2018
New York City—Following tours this week of three immigration detention facilities in New Jersey, Human Rights First calls on the Trump Administration, Immigration and Customs…