We found 904 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
Press, Statement
Punishing People Seeking Asylum Is Not a Solution
May 31, 2024
Human Rights First is alarmed at today’s announcement that DOJ and DHS are increasing resources to conduct more federal criminal prosecutions for immigration violations. Criminal…
Blog
Supporting clients who face mental health challenges
May 22, 2024
May’s month-long focus on mental health awareness offers an opportunity to explore the particularly acute mental health challenges facing people seeking asylum. Asylum seekers have…
Statement
Immigration Advocacy, Faith, Human and Civil Rights Organizations Oppose Further Senate Movement on Anti-Immigrant Legislation
May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024 The undersigned organizations strongly oppose reported plans by Leader Schumer and Senate leadership to bring the failed Lankford-Murphy immigration bill, any of…
Blog, Refugee Voice
Mother Mushroom: A Journey of Advocacy, Motherhood, and Asylum
May 12, 2024
By Camila Rice-Aguilar Human Rights First’s former client, Quynh Nguyen, tells her story of dissent, motherhood, and human rights advocacy in Vietnam, which eventually led…
Refugee Voice
Q&A with “Mother Mushroom”
May 12, 2024
In an interview with Human Rights First’s former client, Quynh Nguyen, she tells her story of dissent, motherhood, and human rights advocacy in Vietnam, which…
Press
Human Rights First opposes new asylum proposals that would deny asylum hearings
May 9, 2024
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration is proposing a new rule to allow consideration of bars to asylum during initial asylum screening interviews—when people have just…
Press
At One Year, Asylum Ban Threatens Lives & Spurs Crossings
May 7, 2024
WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Biden administration is considering additional administrative actions to bar access to asylum at the border, Human Rights First released…
Report
Trapped, Preyed Upon, and Punished
May 7, 2024
One Year of the Biden Administration Asylum Ban Executive summary On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration initiated a new bar on asylum through its…
event
ImmTech Project Showcase
Thursday, April 18, 2024
ImmTech Project Showcase: Hosted by Human Rights First Date: April 18, 2024 Time: 1-2pm EDT (10-11am PDT) Where: Virtual Event (link to be provided upon registration) About…
Blog
Pakistan Must Stop Sending Afghan Refugees Back to Danger
April 1, 2024
From Karachi to Peshawar to Quetta to Islamabad, millions of Afghans and other migrants have spent decades making their homes in Pakistan. Last year, the…
Press
Human Rights First Urges Biden Administration to Protect Haitian Refugees
March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON DC – As the human rights catastrophe facing people in Haiti continues to escalate, Human Rights First calls on the Biden administration to urgently implement…