We found 883 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Rights Groups Oppose Biden Plan to Resurrect Asylum Bans
January 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Biden administration’s recent announcement of a plan to issue a proposed rule that would resurrect the Trump administration’s approach of…
Fact Sheet
Biden Administration Plan to Resurrect Asylum Ban Advances Trump Agenda
January 17, 2023
Would Condemn Refugees to Return to Harm, Family Separation, and Permanent Limbo On January 5, 2023, the Biden administration announced new policies relating to the…
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Biden Administration Use and Expansion of Trump Policy to Ban People Seeking Asylum Endangers Lives, Tramples Human Rights
January 5, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s announcement of plans to expand use of the Trump-initiated Title 42 policy and resurrect other unlawful Trump policies to ban…
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Rights of Asylum Seekers Put on Hold Again
December 28, 2022
WASHINGTON DC – Human Rights First is deeply disappointed in yesterday’s Supreme Court decision that allows the failed and inhumane Title 42 expulsion policy to…
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Recording of Human Rights First on the Ground
December 20, 2022
Updates on our Refugee Advocacy & Protection Efforts The first two years of the Trump Administration have seen an onslaught of attacks against asylum seekers.…
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Title 42: “Human Rights Stain, Public Health Farce”
December 16, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – The end of the Title 42 expulsion policy is scheduled for December 21 but supporters of the policy are still attempting to…
Report
Human Rights Stain, Public Health Farce
December 15, 2022
Evasion of Asylum Law and Title 42 Abuse Must End— and Never Be Revived For nearly two years, the Biden administration has wielded the Trump administration’s Title…
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Senate Must Protect Dreamers Without Denying Asylum-Seeking Refugees Protection
December 5, 2022
NEW YORK – With reports today in the Washington Post stating “that Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have reached an agreement on…
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After Documenting Abuses at ICE Berks Detention Center, PHR and Human Rights First Welcome Biden Administration Decision to Close Facility
December 2, 2022
NEW YORK – Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights First welcome reports that the Biden administration will end a contract with the Berks…
Fact Sheet
Biden Administration Detains Women Seeking Safety and Separates Them From Their Families
December 1, 2022
Conversations with Women Incarcerated at ICE Berks Detention Center In September 2021, the Biden administration signed a new contract to reopen the Berks County Residential…
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Human Rights First Welcomes Its Emerging Leaders Advisory Board
November 23, 2022
The Next Generation of World Shapers is Already Here By Jayshawn Lee and Isaac Todd Importance & Promise Young people have always been vanguards in…
Letter
Joint Letter to Biden administration to End Title 42
November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022 Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States Dear President Biden: With a federal court striking down the…