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March 15, 2024
Human Rights First research has produced reports on the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule (“Asylum Ban”), the Asylum Processing Interim Final rule, Title 42, “Remain in…
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Human Rights First Responds to State of the Union Address
March 8, 2024
New York: In his State of the Union address last night, President Biden prioritized rights and freedoms, but his speech excluded the rights of refugees…
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The State of U.S. Asylum
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
This month, join Human Rights First for a pivotal webinar briefing titled “The State of U.S. Asylum: Briefing on recent policy obstacles,” featuring insights from…
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Helping Arriving Afghans at NOVA Support Center
February 29, 2024
By Amie Kashon Human Rights First assisted recently-arrived Afghans with their legal and resettlement issues at the Northern Virginia (NOVA) Afghan Support Center from January…
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U.S. Policies Punish Refugees at the Border
February 20, 2024
It was midnight and two mothers stood in heavy rain clutching their eight- and ten-month-old infants in cold, soaked blankets. The late-January temperature just south…
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House Bill Would Bring More Chaos to Border
February 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ignoring the more focused supplemental aid bill the Senate passed, a group of House members included “Remain in Mexico” and other dangerous…
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Analysis of Asylum Provisions in Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
February 6, 2024
The Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 abandons the presumption that the United States will fairly hear the claims of those seeking safety from…
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Summary Analysis of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
February 6, 2024
Provisions of the Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 would endanger the lives of people seeking asylum, trample on international refugee law, inflict disorder,…
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Human Rights First Blasts Murphy-Lankford-Sinema Agreement for Punishing Refugees
February 4, 2024
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First today assailed an announced Senate deal that purports to make processing of asylum seekers more efficient but in reality forces…
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Human Rights First Opposes Playing Politics With the Lives of Those Seeking Safety
January 26, 2024
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First expressed outrage in response to President Biden’s statement on the status of the Senate Border Security negotiations in which…
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Human Rights First Decries Texas Immigration Laws and Urges Biden Administration to Take Immediate Action
December 20, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First condemns and opposes the passage of the anti-immigrant and flagrantly unlawful state laws in Texas that infringe on federal…
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Mandatory Detention is Cruel, Unnecessary, and Wasteful
December 14, 2023
Among other harmful and extreme changes that would dismantle the asylum system and terrorize immigrant communities being considered by Congress, reports indicate Senators and the…