We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Testimony
Restoring and Extending Protections in the United States for Displaced Persons Impacted by Climate Change
June 23, 2022
Submission by Human Rights First to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human…
Fact Sheet
Human Rights First Celebrates our 2022 Pro Bono Star Award Winners
June 21, 2022
Human Rights First is proud to announce our 2022 Pro Bono Star Award winners. Following is a little background about these excellent pro bono attorneys…
Report
The Nightmare Continues: Title 42 Court Order Prolongs Human Rights Abuses, Extends Disorder at U.S. Borders
June 16, 2022
Title 42 Court Order Prolongs Human Rights Abuses, Extends Disorder at U.S. Borders On May 23, 2022, the Title 42 policy was set to end.…
Letter
Civil Society Letter on Immediate Actions to Mitigate the Harms of Title 42
June 8, 2022
Dear President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and Director Walensky: The right to seek asylum in the United States is in peril. In spite of conflicting court…
Press
Corte Federal Obliga la Continuación del Título 42
May 26, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. - Human Rights First desaprueba la decisión del 23 de mayo de un juez federal de impedirle al gobierno federal terminar con la…
Fact Sheet
USCIS Records Reveal Systemic Disparities in Asylum Decisions
May 18, 2022
Government records received by Human Rights First from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) asylum office through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request…
Blog
Biden Administration Addresses Delays in Work Permit Renewals for Asylum Seekers
May 4, 2022
By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation In the United States, people who have fled persecution in their home countries and requested…
Report
Extending Title 42 Would Escalate Dangers, Exacerbate Disorder, and Magnify Discrimination
April 27, 2022
In April 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that as of May 23, 2022, it would terminate the Title 42 order,…
Letter
Urging the Administration to Oppose Legislation to Delay Ending Title 42
April 22, 2022
Dear President Biden: As leaders of immigrant, civil rights, humanitarian, human rights, and labor organizations, our missions include the goal of safeguarding asylum access in…
Press
Jailing of Asylum-Seekers Under Biden Administration Inflicting Trauma
April 21, 2022
NEW YORK – In a report released today, titled “I’m a Prisoner Here”: Biden Administration Policies Lock Up Asylum-Seekers, Human Rights First documents that the Department of Homeland…
Report
“I’m a Prisoner Here”
April 21, 2022
Biden Administration Policies Lock Up Asylum Seekers Today, the United States operates the world’s largest immigration detention system—a system the Biden administration uses to jail…