We found 903 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Press
Trump Administration Enacts Rule Gutting Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers
December 10, 2020
WASHINGTON – In the waning days of the current administration, the Trump U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have rammed through a sweeping final…
Fact Sheet
Cameroonian Asylum Seekers Increasingly Detained, Denied Asylum Under Trump Administration
November 6, 2020
Between fiscal years (FY) 2010 and 2019, more than three-quarters of Cameroonian asylum seekers (76 percent on average) were granted asylum in U.S. immigration courts.…
Refugee Voice, Update
Government Records Shed Light on Illegal Expulsions of Asylum Seekers and Children
October 30, 2020
Human Rights First has received previously undisclosed records that reveal how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been carrying out illegal expulsions of asylum…
Press
Customs and Border Protection Report Reveals Systemic Lies to Asylum Seekers and American Public
October 30, 2020
WASHINGTON — A new investigation from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Ofhttps://www.humanrightsfirst.org/sites/default/files/OIG-21-02-Oct20.pdffice of the Inspector General (OIG) today revealed systemic disinformation given to asylum seekers seeking…
Letter
Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rules on Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal
October 23, 2020
Press
Human Rights First Decries New Rules to Limit Asylum Eligibility
October 21, 2020
Rules would create sweeping new categorical bars to asylum and eliminate rules intended to ensure refugee families are not separated WASHINGTON — Human Rights First…
Press
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…
Press
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…
Press
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…