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We found 902 results for “Seeking Asylum”.

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CDC Relied on False Assertions in Issuing COVID-19 Order Being Used to Illegally Override U.S. Asylum Laws

June 17, 2020

On March 20, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a much-criticized COVID-19 order that has effectively eliminated asylum at the southern…

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Human Rights First Condemns Rule that Seeks to Re-Write Refugee Laws, Eliminate Asylum

June 11, 2020

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Justice have proposed a new rule, slated to be issued on Monday, June 15, which would…

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Grant Rates Plummet as Trump Administration Dismantles U.S. Asylum System, Blocks and Deports Refugees

June 11, 2020

On June 10, 2020, the Trump Administration proposed an expansive, new regulation that, if implemented, would eviscerate asylum protections for the vast majority of people…

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Human Rights Groups Urge Administration to Restore Legally-Required Humanitarian Protections at U.S. Border

May 27, 2020

WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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Letter

Indefinite Suspension of Protections for Asylum Seekers and Unaccompanied Children Under May 19, 2020 Order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020 Dear Acting Secretary Wolf and Director Redfield: Our 262 legal, faith-based, humanitarian, human rights, and community organizations, many of which advocate on…

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Human Rights First Condemns Extension of CDC Order that Effectively Ends Asylum

May 19, 2020

WASHINGTON – Human Rights First denounced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) indefinite extension today of its much-criticized order that has used the…

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Letter

Public Health Measures to Safely Manage Asylum Seekers and Children at the Border

May 15, 2020

The United States has the ability to both safeguard public health in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and safeguard the lives of families, adults,…

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Fact Sheet

Public Health Measures to Safely Manage Asylum Seekers and Children at the Border

May 15, 2020

The United States has the ability to both safeguard public health in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and safeguard the lives of families, adults,…

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With Asylum Effectively Blocked at Southern Border, Those Seeking Safety Face Escalating Violence, Punishing Conditions

May 13, 2020

WASHINGTON – As the Acting Secretary for the Department Homeland Security (DHS) travels to points along the U.S. border with Mexico this week, the Trump…

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Pandemic as Pretext

May 13, 2020

Trump Administration Exploits COVID-19, Expels Asylum Seekers and Children to Escalating Danger The Trump Administration is exploiting the coronavirus crisis to pursue its long-held goal…

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Is Honduras Safe for Refugees and Asylum Seekers?

May 1, 2020

On May 1, 2020, the Trump administration published an agreement signed with Honduras in September 2019, that purports to allow the United States to transfer…

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Human Rights First Warns Against Implementation of Honduras Asylum Agreement During Pandemic

April 30, 2020

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Homeland Security published the United States’ “asylum cooperative agreement,” agreement with Honduras – a move that may signal plans to move…

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