Refugee Protection - Protecting the rights of the persecuted.
Refugee Voices - Watch the stories of refugees who fled from persecution and sought asylum in the United States.
Refugee Voices - Watch the stories of refugees who fled from persecution and sought asylum in the United States.
Asylum Representation Program - Connecting refugees with pro bono lawyers for over thirty years
Fact Sheet: The Basics of Asylum Law
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Refugee Protection Program

Human Rights First’s Refugee Protection Program is committed to advancing the rights of refugees, including the right to seek asylum. We advocate for access to asylum, for fair asylum procedures, and for U.S. compliance with international refugee and human rights law. We also help hundreds of individual refugees in the United States each year to win asylum through our pro bono Asylum Legal Representation Program. Our advocacy is informed by the experiences of our refugee clients and their pro bono lawyers.

Dialogues on Detention

Latest News

Protecting LGBTI Refugees from Violence

As the world celebrates International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people who…

5-17-2013


Murder in South Africa Highlights Need for Hate Crime Laws

As South Africa provides leadership on LGBT rights, it needs to take further steps to protect LGBT people from violence.…

5-17-2013


Honduran LGBT Activist Found Safety in the United States

Four years ago, Ana Patricia Centeno, a lesbian and Honduran LGBT activist, was granted asylum in the United States. After…

5-17-2013


Asylum and the Bipartisan Senate Immigration Bill

Last week members of the Senate Judiciary Committee filed potential amendments to the bipartisan immigration bill (S. 744) negotiated by…

5-14-2013


Importance of Counsel for Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in Detention Stressed by Faith, Civil Rights, Legal, and Other Leaders

Last week, the bipartisan Senate “Gang of Eight” introduced an immigration reform bill that included critical, long-overdue provisions that have…

4-26-2013