We found 921 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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PALA Team Launches Adjustment of Status Clinic for Afghan families
August 18, 2022
Staff and volunteers at PALA’s Adjustment of Status Clinic July 30th, 2022. By Fatima Safi, Nayab Khan, and Annie Roebuck Following the Taliban’s return to…
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…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes DHS Moves to Again Wind Down Remain in Mexico Policy
August 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Human Rights First applauds last night’s announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it will take quick and orderly steps to end the…
Fact Sheet
CERD: Anti-Black Discrimination within US Immigration, Detention, and Enforcement Systems
August 8, 2022
Anti-Black Discrimination within US Immigration, Detention, and Enforcement Systems As detailed in a Shadow Report submitted to the CERD Committee, Black non-citizens in the US…
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…
Report
Pretense of Protection
August 3, 2022
Biden Administration and Congress Should Avoid Exacerbating Expedited Removal Deficiencies The expedited removal process Congress created permits border officers to order the deportation of certain…
Press
Human Rights First Urges Senators to Reject Anti-Refugee and Immigrant Poison Pills
August 2, 2022
WASHINGTON DC – In anticipation of the Senate considering the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Human Rights First calls on Senators to vote no on any…
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Taking on Policies that Harm Human Rights Defenders at the Border
August 2, 2022
By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation A few weeks ago, a Mexican cartel in Nuevo Laredo kidnapped Baptist Pastor Lorenzo Ortiz,…
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NGO Shadow Report on anti-Black US Immigration Practices Submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
July 22, 2022
This Shadow Report is submitted for the combined tenth, eleventh, and twelfth periodic review of the United States (“US”) by the Committee on the Elimination…
Letter
Immediate Actions that the Biden Administration Should Take to Prevent Further Harm under Remain in Mexico Following the Supreme Court Decision
July 20, 2022
Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Biden v. Texas, which concluded that the Biden administration acted…
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Racism in U.S. Immigration
July 18, 2022
U.S. immigration policies disproportionately impact people of color seeking protection in the United States at all stages of the asylum process.