We found 903 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Human Rights First Condemns Rule Keeping Asylum-Seekers from Work Authorization
June 22, 2020
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First condemns the Trump administration’s new rule, slated to be issued on June 26, banning and delaying legal work authorizations for most asylum…
Fact Sheet
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…
Fact Sheet
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
Press
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…
Report
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…
Fact Sheet
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…