We found 925 results for “Seeking Asylum”.
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Faith-Based and Human Rights Groups Call on Administration to Stop Mislabeling Refugees as Terrorists
July 13, 2012
A diverse coalition urges the Obama Administration to implement the Leahy-Kyl reforms The applications of nearly 4,700 people seeking asylum, refugee resettlement, permanent residence, or…
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Sec. Napolitano: Sign Exemptions for Refugees Mislabeled as Terrorists!
June 20, 2012
By Eleanor Acer A persecuted Congolese woman seeks asylum in the United States. But she’s denied. Why? Because a rebel group kidnapped her when she was…
REFUGEE VOICES
June 1, 2012
PROTECTING THE PERSECUTED IS A CORE AMERICAN IDEAL. AT HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST, WE HELP ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO FLED PERSECUTION AND VIOLENCE NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX U.S.…
Pro Bono Attorneys and Volunteers
June 1, 2012
Human Rights First matches asylum seekers who need help with trained lawyers who can represent them on a pro bono basis. We provide mentoring, training, and guidance…
ASYLUM
June 1, 2012
Human Rights First Saves Lives We help people who have fled dangerous situations in their home countries to obtain asylum in the United States. OUR…
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The Road to Safety: Strengthening Protection for LGBTI Refugees in Uganda and Kenya
May 16, 2012
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are often among the most vulnerable and isolated of refugees. This is especially true in places where…
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Ride for Human Rights
April 25, 2012
By Jeffrey Heller I am a long-time volunteer attorney at Human Rights First. Through them, I’ve helped hundreds of refugees win asylum in the United…
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Call for Increasing Pro Bono Legal Services for Immigrants Detained in New Jersey
April 10, 2012
On March 23rd the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, NJ hosted the conference, “Immigrant Detainees: Alone, Unrepresented & Imprisoned,” in partnership with other area law…
Broken System: A Look at U.S. Immigration Detention
February 8, 2012
In this special edition of Firstcast, we feature the voices of a recently detained asylum seeker, whom we can call Michael, and Human Rights First’s…
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LGBT Rights are Human Rights, Clinton Says
December 6, 2011
Geneva – Human Rights First today commended Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she seized another opportunity to establish the principle that LGBT rights are human…
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Combating Xenophobic Violence–A Framework for Action
December 4, 2011
Around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and others viewed as “foreign” have been the targets of violent attacks. Xenophobic, racist, and other forms of…
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Debt, Detention, and Due Process: Why Lamar Smith’s Detention Bill (HR 1932) is the Wrong Approach to Fixing the Immigration Detention System
July 12, 2011
As Congressional leaders and President Obama debate the federal borrowing limit and anxiety over the fiscal condition of the U.S. government continues to grow, the House…