We found 926 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Washington Week on Human Rights: September 22, 2014
September 25, 2014
Top News U.N. General Assembly This week, as the United Nations General Assembly gathers in New York City, President Obama will address member nations on Wednesday…
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Family Detention Facilities Undermine Rights of Asylum Seeker Families
September 19, 2014
New York City – Human Rights First today urges the Obama Administration to stop detaining immigrant mothers and children and to support access to counsel by…
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Observations from Inside an Immigrant Family Detention Facility
September 3, 2014
During the refugee crisis at the Southern border, the press has focused on the unaccompanied children, but hundreds of mothers with young children have also…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014
Top News FAMILIES AT THE BORDER Human Rights First last week visited the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Artesia, New Mexico, to investigate the challenges…
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Human Rights First Urges Administration, DHS to Revise Flawed Approach to Protection Screening at Border
August 13, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed serious concern that the steep decline in the “pass” rate for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) “credible…
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Human Rights First Opposes Provisions that Undermine Protection and Fair Process in Supplemental Appropriations Bill H.R. 5230
July 31, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed serious concern over several provisions in H.R. 5230, a bill expected to be considered on the floor…
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Proposed House Bill Would Undermine Access to Asylum and Protection
July 18, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed serious concern over the Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014, a bill sponsored by Reps.…
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U.S. Family Crisis at the Border Media Telebriefing
July 17, 2014
Below is a shortened transcript of the July 16 media telebriefing featuring former Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) under George W.…
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Russia’s LGBT Community One Year Later: Q&A with Vladislav Slavskiy
July 16, 2014
On June 30th, 2013 the Russian discriminatory anti-“propaganda” law went into effect, amidst widespread international condemnation. In the year since the Russian government enacted the…
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Washington Week on Human Rights: July 14, 2014
July 14, 2014
Top News CHILDREN AT THE BORDER Just days after President Obama released the details of his $3.7 billion proposed supplemental funding request to address the…
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Statement to Senate Appropriations Committee on the Border Crisis
July 10, 2014
Statement submitted for the Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing On “Review of the President’s Emergency Supplemental Request for Unaccompanied Children and Related Matters.” Human Rights First…
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Congress Should Increase Funding for Crisis at the Border Consistent with American Ideals
July 8, 2014
Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First today expressed concern about the fundamental strategy reflected in the administration’s emergency supplemental request sent to Congress today to…