We found 894 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Fact Sheet
Do Expedited Asylum Screenings and Adjudications at the Border Work?
May 6, 2021
Expedited processing of asylum requests at the border hinges on unfair and unrealistic expectations that people seeking asylum, who on arrival at the border are…
Fact Sheet
Fully End the Migrant Protection Protocols: Ensure Safety for All Subjected to Horrific Policy
April 29, 2021
As the Biden administration winds down the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), it has not yet included in this process asylum-seeking families and adults whose cases…
Press
Human Rights First and the Western Union Foundation Create Social Impact Programming for Asylum-Seeking Children
April 27, 2021
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First and the Western Union Foundation are partnering to create an innovative social programming project, Vida sin Fronteras (“Life without Borders”), for asylum-seeking…
Press
Human Rights First Raises Concerns Over Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Bipartisan Border Solutions Act, introduced yesterday by Senators John Cornyn (R- TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Tony…
Press
New Report Finds Continued Use of Illegal Trump Border Policy Endangers Asylum Seekers
April 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — Asylum seekers continue to face grave danger at the southern border as the Biden administration extends the Trump administration’s misuse of Title 42 public…
Report
Failure to Protect: Biden Administration Continues Illegal Trump Policy to Block and Expel Asylum Seekers to Danger
April 20, 2021
For more than a year, the U.S. government has misused public health authority to expel and block families, adults, and children seeking refuge at the…
Report
Fracaso de Protección: La Administración Biden Continúa con la Política Ilegal de Trump de Bloquear y Expulsar a los Solicitantes de Asilo al Peligro
April 20, 2021
Durante más de un año, el gobierno de Estados Unidos ha abusado de la autoridad de salud pública para expulsar y bloquear a familias, adultos…
Press
Human Rights First Disappointed by President Biden Using Trump’s Limit on Refugee Admissions
April 16, 2021
WASHINGTON — Today, the Biden administration announced it would keep the refugee admissions number at 15,000, a level set by the previous administration, walking back…
Letter
Letter to Attorney General and DHS Secretary on Asylum System Reforms
April 15, 2021
Dear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas: In the wake of recent reports that the Biden administration is considering systemic asylum reforms, we write to…
Report
“I am in limbo:” Our New Report on the Asylum Backlog and how the Biden Administration Should Resolve it
April 12, 2021
Family separation takes many forms in the U.S. immigration system. By the time public outcry forced the Trump Administration to halt its explicit family separation…
Report
Protection Postponed: Asylum Office Backlogs Cause Suffering, Separate Families, and Undermine Integration
April 8, 2021
The Biden Administration has inherited a large and growing backlog of asylum claims. As of September 2020, more than 386,000 applications were awaiting adjudication by the Asylum…
Fact Sheet
Swift Action to Improve Fairness and Enable Timely Asylum Hearings in Immigration Courts
April 6, 2021
The United States is capable of welcoming with dignity children, families, and adults seeking protection at the U.S.-Mexico border. The challenges at the border today…