We found 883 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Blog, Refugee Voice
Hope in Exile: Gema’s journey to asylum
October 11, 2024
“For me, asylum meant everything because it gave me the protection and opportunity to tell my story.” Read More
Blog
Q&A with Social Worker Diana Diaz Madera
October 10, 2024
Diana Diaz Madera, a social worker and mental health provider who consults for Human Rights First, reflects on different ways we can assist asylum seekers…
Press
Human Rights First opposes latest restrictions on access to asylum
September 30, 2024
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First decries the Biden administration’s plans to expand and entrench its June 2024 asylum ban. The organization calls on the administration…
Fact Sheet
Recommendations for Equitable Access to Asylum and Ports of Entry
September 16, 2024
The Biden administration should take urgent steps to ensure prompt and non-discriminatory access to U.S. ports of entry for people seeking asylum. The administration described…
Blog
Three Years On: The Continuing Mission to Support our Afghan Allies
August 30, 2024
By Shala Gafary Three years ago, in late August 2021, the last US military airplanes departed Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. As these overly…
Statement
Public Comments Urge the Biden Administration to Rescind the Latest Asylum Ban
August 15, 2024
Summary of Widespread Support for Rescinding the June 2024 Asylum Ban In June 2024, the Biden Administration issued a Presidential Border Proclamation and an Interim…
Report
“Don’t Tell Me About Your Fear”
August 7, 2024
Elimination of Longstanding Safeguard Leads to Systematic Violations of Refugee Law Overview As part of a June 2024 asylum ban rule, the Biden administration eliminated…
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Innovation Lab: 2024 Demo Day
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Date: Thursday, September 12th Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT / 9:00 am to 10:00 am PDT Join us on Thursday, September 12th, as…
Fact Sheet
Saving Lives, Ending Inefficiencies
July 9, 2024
Steps to Strengthen the U.S. Asylum Adjudication System Overview People seeking asylum in the United States now face multi-year delays as they wait for their…
Press
On World Refugee Day, the U.S. Should Lead by Example
June 20, 2024
On World Refugee Day, Human Rights First applauds the Biden administration’s tremendous progress in improving the pace of U.S. refugee resettlement and calls on the…
Fact Sheet
Two Weeks of the Biden Border Proclamation and Asylum Shutdown
June 20, 2024
On June 4, 2024, the Biden administration issued a presidential proclamation and immediately implemented an asylum shutdown rule at the U.S.-Mexico border that adds to…
Press
United Nations Submits General Allegations to the United States for its Enforced Disappearances of Migrants
June 14, 2024
“I did not know if my daughters were alive or dead for almost a week” WASHINGTON – Seven immigrants’ rights organizations applaud the United Nations…