We found 884 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Human Rights First Statement on Historically Low Refugee Admittance
October 1, 2020
Delivering report at the 11th hour, Trump sets the lowest number ever for refugee resettlement WASHINGTON — Late last night the Trump administration announced in a…
Letter
Comment on Proposed Immigration Court Appellate Rules
September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020 Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Notice of…
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Human Rights First Announces Recipients of the 2020 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Pro Bono Service
September 15, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today announced the three law firms honored this year with the annual Marvin E. Frankel Award: Covington & Burling LLP; Williams…
Letter
Comment on Proposed Security Bars and Processing
August 10, 2020
August 10, 2020 Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office…
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Leading Public Health Experts Gravely Concerned About New Proposal to Deny Asylum
August 6, 2020
Experts including epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists find that Trump administration’s rationale for proposed rule denying refugees protection is a misuse of science and public…
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Human Rights First Denounces New Fees for Asylum in the United States
July 31, 2020
WASHINGTON — While the Trump administration continues to block many refugees from asylum in this country, Human Rights First condemns the new final rule requiring asylum seekers to…
Fact Sheet
New Asylum Ban, Recycled Pretext: Proposed Rule Would Illegally, Unjustly Bar Many Asylum Seekers on Public Health Grounds
July 29, 2020
Asserting specious public health justifications, a sweeping new rule proposed by the Trump administration on July 9, 2020 would expand and make permanent the administration’s…
Fact Sheet
Some Considerations and Resources for People Considering Leaving Hong Kong to Seek Asylum
July 23, 2020
Caution: Before departing to seek asylum abroad, you should try to speak with an attorney that specializes in refugee and immigration law in the country…
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Human Rights First Praises Passage of the NO BAN Act
July 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — Today the House of Representatives took the historic and courageous step to pass the NO BAN Act, which rescinds religiously and racially motivated…
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New Report Details Transit Ban Asylum Denials and Family Separations, Proposed Rule Would Revive Illegal Ban Despite Court Rulings
July 15, 2020
WASHINGTON – A year since the Trump administration’s third-country transit asylum ban was issued, this ban has caused the United States to deny asylum to…
Report
Asylum Denied, Families Divided: Trump Administration’s Illegal Third-Country Transit Ban
July 15, 2020
One year ago, on July 16, 2019, the Trump administration issued a rule barring asylum for virtually all refugees who travel through another country on…