We found 919 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Human Rights First Condemns Rights-Violating Executive Orders
January 24, 2025
Washington, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration announced its policy priorities and agenda in a series of cruel, brazenly overreaching executive orders that recklessly…
Fact Sheet
Jailing Immigrant Families Inflicts Severe Harms and Wastes Resources
January 23, 2025
Detention of immigrant families inflicts irreversible harm. Medical experts, international authorities, members of Congress, faith leaders, human rights advocates, whistleblowers, the American Bar Association, and…
Issue Brief
Human Rights First Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Initial Immigration Executive Actions
January 22, 2025
On the first day of the Trump-Vance Administration, the President issued a host of anti-immigrant and -refugee Executive Orders that undermine our national security, tarnish…
Fact Sheet
Remain in Mexico: Unlawful, Ineffective, and Must Never Return
January 10, 2025
Under the Remain in Mexico policy (RMX), the Department of Homeland Security forced asylum seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities while their U.S.…
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Navigating New Immigration Policies for Pro Bono Attorneys
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Date & Time: Tuesday, January 28, 2025- 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT Audience: Pro bono attorneys representing Human Rights First clients in their asylum cases…
Refugee Voice
Fleeing Persecution: My Fight for Survival and Justice from Kosovo to America
December 18, 2024
By Arbana Xharra Read More
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Human Rights First opposes new asylum rule that will deny asylum hearings
December 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration finalized a new rule to allow consideration of bars to asylum during initial asylum screening interviews—when people have just…
Update
Honoring Human Rights Day with Action that Matters
December 10, 2024
As we mark Human Rights Day, your support for the work of Human Rights First could not be more necessary or urgent. At Human Rights…
Letter, Statement
Human Rights First’s Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border
November 5, 2024
Human Rights First Comment on the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s Final Rule on Securing the Border, USCIS Docket No. USCIS 2024-0006; A.G. Order…
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Post-Election Roundtable: Asylum Law and Policy
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Date & Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2024- 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT Audience: Pro bono attorneys representing Human Rights First clients in their asylum cases…
Blog
Latvian Activist Who Helped Asylum Seekers Waits for Court Verdict Thursday
October 28, 2024
This coming Thursday, October 31, Latvian Woman Human Rights Defender Ieva Raubiško is expecting to hear if she is going to prison for helping people…
Blog, Refugee Voice
Hope in Exile: Gema’s journey to asylum
October 11, 2024
“For me, asylum meant everything because it gave me the protection and opportunity to tell my story.” Read More