We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Erroneous Asylum Office Referrals Delay Refugee Protection, Add to Backlogs
April 19, 2022
By Cora Wright, Legal Fellow, Refugee Protection and Refugee Representation People seeking protection in the United States often wait years for a decision on their…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Steps to Protect Ukrainians and Urges the Biden Administration to Honor its Promise to At-Risk Afghans
April 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Human Rights First welcomes reports of the establishment of a special parole program for Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression, the organization calls on the Biden…
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Human Rights First Opposes Attempts to Codify Inhumane Title 42 Expulsion Policy
April 7, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Human Rights First opposes the Lankford-Sinema bill that would codify the misuse of Title 42 to illegally block and expel people seeking…
Testimony
Examining Title 42 and the Need to Restore Asylum at the Border
April 6, 2022
Testimony of Kennji Kizuka Associate Director of Research and Analysis for Refugee Protection, Human Rights First U.S. House, Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border…
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From our FOIA of HRIFA Reports: Over 140,000 Asylum Seekers Detained Between 2015 and 2017
April 4, 2022
By Rebecca Gendelman, Senior Research and Policy Counsel, Refugee Protection The Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA) of 1998 requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Decision to End Title 42 Policy, Calls for Halt to Expulsions to Danger
April 1, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – After two years of steadfast advocacy, Human Rights First welcomes today’s decision by the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control…
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Faith and Bar Leaders Call for End to Detention and Deterrence Policies For Families Seeking Asylum
April 1, 2022
By Eleanor Acer U.S. faith leaders and the American Bar Association are calling on the Obama administration to end its detention of families and other…
Press
New Asylum Rule Imposes Counterproductive Rocket Docket Adjudications that Threaten Accurate Asylum Decisions
March 24, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – In response to the new interim final rule issued today by the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, Human Rights First welcomes…
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In Poland, Biden Must Meet NGOs and Refugees
March 23, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – President Biden, scheduled to hold talks Friday with Polish government representatives in Warsaw, should meet with refugees and leaders of non-governmental organizations working…
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Marking Two Years of Illegal, Inhumane Title 42 Expulsions: Nearly 10,000 Violent Attacks on Asylum Seekers and Migrants
March 17, 2022
WASHINGTON D.C. – Human Rights First today released new findings on the grave and rising human rights abuses inflicted by the Title 42 policy under the…
Fact Sheet
Two Years of Suffering: Biden Administration Continues Use of Discredited Title 42 Order to Flout Refugee Law
March 17, 2022
For two years, the U.S. government has illegally blocked and expelled people seeking refuge at the southern U.S. border despite U.S. laws and treaties created…
Fact Sheet
Ten Reasons to End the Title 42 Policy
March 11, 2022
March 20, 2022 will mark two years since the Trump administration began to use the Title 42 policy to block and expel to danger people…