Refugees Seeking Asylum Suffer Behind Bars:
Groundbreaking Medical Study Documents Harm Suffered by Detained Asylum Seekers
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May 15, 2003
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Operation Liberty Shield Quietly Terminated
Future of Detained Asylum Seekers Still Unclear
"Operation Liberty Shield," including its provision regarding the detention of asylum...
May 07, 2003
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Update: Refugee Women Still at Risk
Urge Secretary Ridge and Attorney General Ashcroft to Refrain from Limiting Asylum for Women who Fear Gender-related Persecution; Urge Ashcroft to Rule in Favor...
April 28, 2003
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Attorney General Ashcroft Calls for Blanket Detentions of Haitian Asylum Seekers
New Precedent Decision Portrays Haitians as Risks to National Security
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March 19, 2003
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Department of Homeland Security Targets Asylum Seekers for Detention
First Major Asylum Initiative by DHS; Nationals of Iraq and Other Countries Will Likely be Detained for the...
February 20, 2003
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Refugee Women at Risk: Proposed Justice Department Regulations would Eliminate Gender-Based Violence as a Basis for Obtaining Asylum in the U.S.
Attorney General John Ashcroft is reportedly...
November 08, 2002
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Haitian Asylum Seekers Selectively Targeted by US Detention and Interdiction Policies
U.S. Government Must Change Discriminatory Policies
On October 29, 2002 more than 200 Haitian men, women and...
August 01, 2002
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U.S. - Canada Agreement Would
Require Asylum-Seekers to Apply Where
They Arrive First - Causing Further Hardship
Canada and the United States have recently circulated a draft...
February 20, 2002
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Refugee Resettlement Slowly Resumes
At House Hearings, Professor Argues Asylum-Seekers Need Not be Detained
Two Months After Program Resumes, Refugees Are Only...
January 15, 2002
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New Human Rights First Report Outlines Barriers Facing Refugee Women who Seek Asylum in the U.S.
Difficulties Facing These Women and Other Refugees Will Likely Increase as Immigration...
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