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Human Rights First Welcomes Extension and Redesignation of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela and Common Sense Work Permit Actions
September 21, 2023
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration extended and redesignated Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Wednesday evening, providing security to thousands of Venezuelans. This critical…
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Human Rights First Recommends U.S. Sanctions for Rights Abuses in El Salvador
September 14, 2023
WASHINGTON – Human Rights First formally recommended Global Magnitsky sanctions against four Salvadoran officials with the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State. These officials…
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Asylum Ban Increases Threats of Sexual Violence Against LGBTQ+ Asylum Seekers
August 22, 2023
By Claire Hunt, Human Rights First intern Facing persecution and violence in their home countries, many LGBTQ+ people are forced to flee their homes and…
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The War in Ukraine: A Conflict and a Pollutant
August 20, 2023
By Lois Hargrove, Human Rights First Communications Intern On June 6, Russian occupiers destroyed the dam of the Kakhovka Reservoir in Ukraine, causing it to…
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Rhetoric v. Reality:
August 1, 2023
Biden Administration Should Correct Misleading Narrative on Asylum Eligibility In promulgating recent policy that unlawfully bans and blocks refugees from asylum protections in the United…
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“You Suffer A Lot”
July 19, 2023
Immigrants with Disabilities Face Barriers in Immigration Court DOWNLOAD Immigrants with disabilities face many barriers as they navigate deportation proceedings in U.S. immigration courts, where…
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U.S. GLOBAL MAGNITSKY SANCTIONS
June 30, 2023
The best-known of the United States government’s (USG) targeted sanctions tools to address human rights abuse and corruption is the Global Magnitsky (GloMag) sanctions program.…
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Biden Administration Asylum Ban
June 28, 2023
Widely Opposed Misstep Violates Law and Fuels Wrongful Deportation of Refugees On May 16, 2023, the Biden administration published a final rule (“asylum ban”) that…
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A Line that Barely Budges
June 9, 2023
U.S. Limiting Access to Asylum This report documents impediments facing people attempting to seek asylum at the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Arizona following…
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Asylum Processing Rule at One Year
June 1, 2023
One year ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began implementing an Interim Final Rule (referred to as the “Asylum Processing Rule,” or “APR”) that…
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Two Ukrainian Children at Risk of 20 Years in Russian Prison
May 25, 2023
By Brian Dooley Two 16 year-old Ukrainian boys are at risk of being sentenced to up to 20 years in prison by a Russian court,…
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Human Rights First Condemns Extremist Violence in Texas
May 8, 2023
WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, two communities in Texas suffered tragedies likely motivated by violent extremism, a mass shooting at a mall in Allen and…