We found 923 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Press
Biden Administration’s One Year Anniversary: Suffering Inflicted by Border Policy Hits New Record
January 13, 2021
WASHINGTON – Nearly one year into President Biden’s term, a new report released by Human Rights First finds that his administration’s use of the Trump Title 42 policy…
Letter
“We Need Someone to See Us”: To Save Lives, the Biden Administration Should Quickly Restore Refugee Protection
January 13, 2021
Ana and Jorge, an Afro-Cuban couple, were kidnapped soon after U.S. border officers expelled them to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 2020. They’d crossed the border…
Fact Sheet
Chaos, Cruelty, & Illegality: The Trump Administration’s Record on Asylum
January 12, 2021
The Trump administration’s record on asylum is one of destruction, disorder, and blatant violations of refugee laws enacted by Congress. Its policies punish people seeking…
Press
Human Rights First Calls for Revocation of New Rule That Uses COVID-19 as Pretext to Deny Asylum and Other Protection
December 22, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First urges immediate rescission of a new regulation to be published tomorrow by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice that…
Lawsuit
Human Rights First v. Wolf
December 22, 2020
Suing to Protect the Rights of Asylum Seekers In its final days, the Trump administration published a sweeping regulation that will makes it nearly impossible…
Press
Human Rights First Files to Fight Rule that Guts Asylum Protection
December 21, 2020
WASHINGTON — Today, Human Rights First, alongside counsel at Williams & Connolly, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping new anti-refugee regulation, which will gut…
Report
Humanitarian Disgrace
December 16, 2020
U.S. Continues to Illegally Block, Expel Refugees to Danger The Trump Administration continues to break U.S. laws and treaty obligations that protect refugees from persecution,…
Press
Humanitarian Disgrace: Human Rights First Blasts Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in U.S. Policies Targeting Asylum Seekers
December 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – In a new report, Human Rights First details the disgraceful abuse of the human rights of refugees at the U.S. southern border. The Trump…
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…