We found 884 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Letter
Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants
January 10, 2020
January 9, 2020 Dear Ms. Deshommes: Human Rights First submits these comments in response to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking…
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Human Rights First Condemns Trump Administration Finalizing Plan to Send Asylum-Seekers to Honduras
January 10, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration Thursday reported that it is finalizing a plan to send people seeking asylum in the United States to Honduras as part…
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HRF CEO Michael Breen Statement on Human Rights Day
December 10, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Michael Breen, the president and CEO of Human Rights First made the following statement in recognition of Human Rights Day and the anniversary…
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Human Rights Fiasco: The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Asylum Returns Continue
December 5, 2019
In January 2019, the Trump Administration started forcibly returning asylum seekers to Mexico under a new policy farcically dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP). Waiting…
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HRF Reports Escalating Human Rights Abuses Against Asylum Seekers Returned to Mexico
December 5, 2019
Human Rights First Releases New Report on Escalating Human Rights Abuses Against Asylum Seekers Returned to Mexico by the Trump Administration Forced returns continue under…
Human Rights Fiasco: The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Asylum Returns Continue
December 5, 2019
In January 2019, the Trump Administration started forcibly returning asylum seekers to Mexico under a new policy farcically dubbed the “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP). Waiting…
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Human Rights First Heralds Legislation to Restore American Leadership to Refugee Protection
November 21, 2019
Legislation will overhaul the American refugee system to reassert humane U.S. leadership on refugee protection and resettlement WASHINGTON – Today, Human Rights First lauds Senator…
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Human Rights First Statement on New Trump Administration “Rule” to Send Asylum Seekers to Guatemala, Other Countries
November 18, 2019
WASHINGTON — Human Rights First (HRF) Refugee Protection Director Eleanor Acer released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s new interim final rule aimed at sending refugees seeking asylum at…
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Human Rights First Statement on New Proposed Rule to Stop Refugees from Working
November 13, 2019
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First’s senior director for refugee protection, Eleanor Acer, made the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s new proposed rule, out today, which would…
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Human Rights First Publishes Running Database of Attacks on Asylum Seekers Under MPP
November 13, 2019
Human rights organizations partner to track kidnappings, assaults on asylum seekers forced to return to danger in Mexico under the Trump Administration “Remain in Mexico”…
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Orders from Above
October 1, 2019
Massive Human Rights Abuses Under Trump Administration Return to Mexico Policy In September 2019, the Trump Administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico, which…
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El Salvador Agreement a Fatal Deal for Asylum Seekers
September 20, 2019
New York City—In response to reports that the United States and El Salvador entering into a “safe third country” or similar “asylum cooperation” agreement in the…