We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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“Illegal and Inhumane”: Biden Administration Continues Embrace of Trump Title 42 Policy as Attacks on People Seeking Refuge Mount
October 21, 2021
Nine months after taking office, President Biden’s administration continues to embrace and defend, rather than end, the Trump administration’s “Title 42” policy, which misuses public…
Letter
Title 42 is Not About Public Health. It’s About Exclusion.
October 21, 2021
by Paloma Delgado, former Human Rights First Intern Using Title 42 to expel migrants and asylum seekers from the United States has never been…
Letter
Legal Service Providers Joint Letter on MPP
October 19, 2021
Dear President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary Mayorkas, and Attorney General Garland: The undersigned 73 legal services providers, law school clinics, and law firms, write…
Letter
Human Rights First Comment on Asylum Process Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
October 18, 2021
Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration…
Press
Human Rights First Urges Biden Administration to Re-terminate, Not Restart, Trump-Era “Remain in Mexico” Policy
October 15, 2021
NEW YORK — In response to reports that the Biden administration will relaunch the Remain in Mexico policy by mid-November if Mexico agrees, Human Rights First urges the…
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Groups File Emergency Request to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for Asylum Seekers Expelled to Danger
October 7, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Lowenstein Project at Yale Law School submitted today an emergency request for precautionary measures against the United States on behalf of asylum…
Press
After Appeals Court Stay, Human Rights First Renews Call for Biden Administration to End Trump Expulsion Policy
October 1, 2021
NEW YORK – In the wake of an appeals court order yesterday, Human Rights First reiterated its calls for the Biden administration to stop defending the…
Press
Human Rights First Welcomes Support for Afghans in Continuing Resolution
September 30, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First welcomed Congress’ inclusion of several provisions that will better support Afghans seeking safety in the United States in today’s passage of a…
Press
New Report Documents Decades of Harm to Refugees on the Basis of a Technical Filing Requirement, Urgently Calls For Its Repeal
September 30, 2021
NEW YORK – Human Rights First today released a new report documenting the harms that the one-year filing deadline ban has inflicted on tens of thousands of refugees…
Letter
Civil and Human Rights Leaders Letter to President Biden on Haitian Expulsions
September 22, 2021
Dear President Biden, As leaders of civil rights and human rights organizations, we write at an inflection point for your Administration’s commitment to a humane…
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Human Rights First and 38 Human and Civil Rights Leaders Tell President Biden: “Your Administration Stands at a Precipice”
September 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First President and CEO Michael Breen joined leaders of 38 human and civil rights organizations in delivering a letter to the…
Fact Sheet
Biden Administration’s Dangerous Haitian Expulsion Strategy Escalates the U.S. History of Illegal and Discriminatory Mistreatment of Haitians Seeking Safety in the United States
September 21, 2021
On September 18, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a “comprehensive strategy” to expel thousands of Haitian and other asylum-seeking families and adults…