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Human Rights First's Lifeline for Iraqi Refugees Issued a Progress Report, "Promises to the Persecuted: The Refugee Crisis in Iraq Act of 2008" #75 March, 2009
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee Holds a Hearing on "Health Services for Detainees in U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Custody" #74 February, 2009
The Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act of 2009 is introduced in the U.S. House of Representative #73 January, 2009
Mukasey Decision on Matter of Compean Reverses the Well Understood Notion that Asylum Seekers Have a Right to Legal Counsel

#72 December, 2008
DHS Announces a New Policy for Applying Exemptions for Cases Involving Material Support Provided Under Duress #71 November, 2008
Blueprint for Obama Administration Provides Recommendations for Repairing the U.S. Asylum System #70 October, 2008
Attorney General Remands Case of Victim of Domestic Violence to the Board of Immigration Appeals #69 September, 2008
Congress Holds EOIR Oversight Hearing #68 August, 2008
Asylum Denied More Often by Politically Vetted Judges; DOJ Failure to Increase Number of Judges #67 July, 2008
HRF and Others File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case #66 June, 2008
Congressional Committee Hears Testimony on Medical Care in Immigrant Detention #65 May, 2008
Medical Care Deficient in U.S. Detention #64 April, 2008
Book Details Struggles in U.S. Asylum System #63 March, 2008
Wave of Denials to Stop #62 February, 2008
Refugee Crisis In Iraq Act Signed By President Bush #61 January, 2008
Material Support Waiver Legislation

#60 December, 2007
Amicus Briefs Submitted to Supreme Court on Serious Crimes Bar #59 November, 2007
Update: Detention - ICE Issues new Guidance on Parole of Asylum Seekers #58 October, 2007
Material Support: Hmong and Montagnard Waivers #57 September, 2007
Update: Material Support #56 August, 2007
Settlement Announced in Hutto Litigation #55 July, 2007
GAO Finds Lack of Phone Access for Detainees #54 June, 2007
Iraqi Refugee Crisis #53 May, 2007
New Study Reveals Disparities in Asylum Decisions #52 April, 2007
Child Soldiers and Material Support #51 March, 2007
Iraqi Refugees Face Hurdles in Search for Refuge #50 February, 2007
Commission Issues "Report Card" on Asylum Reforms #49 January, 2007
Material Support Update: Progress for Some Asylum Seekers; Process Still Unknown

#48 December, 2006
U.N. Review of Refugee Detention? #47 November, 2006
Material Support Update: Call to Action #46 October, 2006
Material Support Update: DHS Delay Continues, State Department Exempts Some Chin Refugees From Material Support Bar #45 September, 2006
Material Support: New Report and Senate Hearing #44 August, 2006
DOJ Announces Immigration Court Reforms #43 July 21, 2006
CIS Ombudsman's Asylum Proposal Rejected #42 June 20, 2006
World Refugee Day #41 May 26, 2006
Senate Immigration Reform Bill Passes, But Contains Provisions That Put Refugees at Risk #40 April 20, 2006
The Immigration Reform Debate: Asylum Seekers and Others Remain at Risk #39 March 20, 2006
The Senate Debate – Proposals Would Harm Refugees #38 February 15, 2006
Homeland Security Names Refugee Advisor – But Major Reforms Still Not Made #35 January 24, 2005
AG Ashcroft Sends Alvarado Case Back to Appeals Board
Partial Victory – But Rodi Alvarado’s Life Remains in Limbo

#34 December 21, 2004
Anti-Refugee Provisions Struck from Final Intelligence Bill #33 November 19, 2004
Baptist Minister Dies in U.S. Immigration Jail – Take action #32 October 21, 2004
Bill Threatens Refugees – Take action #31 September 28, 2004
Update – Thank you for taking action on behalf of asylum seekers #30 August 16, 2004
Attorney General Poised to Decide if U.S. Will Protect Rodi Alvarado #29 August 10, 2004
DHS Expands Expedited Removal
#28 June 18, 2004
World Refugee Day #27 April 28, 2004
High-Level Refugee Protection Official Needed in Department of Homeland Security #26 April 1, 2004
Detention of Asylum Seekers – a Step Forward, a Step Back #25 March 19, 2004
Viktor and Oleksiy Released!
Continued Action Needed in Support of Detained Asylum Seekers #24 March 1, 2004
U.S. Should Not Turn Back Haitian Refugees Fleeing Political Unrest #23 (update)
February 23, 2004
Department of Homeland Security Supports Asylum for Rodi Alvarado in February 19 brief #23 February 12, 2004
Gender and Asylum: Briefing Deadline Approaching on Leading Gender-based Asylum Case #22 (update)
February 3, 2004
Sonam Released from Detention! #22 January 30, 2004
Tibetan Nun Ruled Eligible for asylum but Still Detained

#21 December 11, 2003
Court TV Film, Inspired by Human Rights First Case, Shines a Light on U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers #20 November 5, 2003
Asylum Seekers Protest Detention with Hunger-Strike #19 October 15, 2003
New DHS Initiatives Impact Asylum Seekers and Detention Policies #18 July 28, 2003
U.S. Policy Unfair to Those Detained at Sea #17 July 10, 2003
Refugee Resettlement at Record Low #16 June 17, 2003
Refugees Seeking Asylum Behind Bars #15 May 15, 2003
Operation Liberty Shield Quietly Terminated #14 May 7, 2003
Refugee Women Still at Risk #13 Apr. 28, 2003
Attorney General Ashcroft Calls for Blanket Detentions of Haitian Asylum Seekers #12 Mar. 19, 2003
Department of Homeland Security Targets Asylum Seekers for Detention #11. Feb. 20, 2003
Urgent Action on Refugee Women at Risk

#10. Jan. 15, 2002
New Human Rights First Report Outlines Barriers Facing Refugee Women who Seek Asylum in
the U.S.

#9. Nov. 26, 2002
Fleeing Religious Persecution Treated Unfairly #8. Nov. 13, 2002
INS Authorizes Expedited Removal for Migrants Arriving by Sea" #7. Nov. 8, 2002
Haitian Asylum Seekers Selectively Targeted by US Policies #6. Aug 8, 2002
U.S.-Canada Agreement Would Require Asylum-Seekers to Apply Where They Arrive First - Causing Further Hardship

Special Edition: May 13, 2002
Proposed Justice Department Rules Would Gut Due Process for Asylum Seekers

#5. Feb. 20, 2002
Refugee Resettlement Still Extremely Slow; Senate Holds Hearings to Investigate Problems With the U.S. Refugee Program

#4. Dec. 21, 2001 Refugee Resettlement Slowly Resumes

#3. Nov. 27, 2001
President Sets Refugee Resettlement Ceiling at 70,000 for FY2002 #2. Nov. 14, 2001
Refugee Resettlement in the United States Blocked, Stranding 22,000 #1. Oct. 31, 2001
Refugees blocked from entering the United States; quota to be cut