The Trump Administration continues to break U.S. laws and treaty obligations that protect refugees from persecution, returning to danger people seeking protection at the southern border.
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Letter | February 22, 2021
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Dear Acting Secretary Cochran and Director Walensky:
As organizations that represent and advocate for migrants, refugees, and immigrant children as well as organizations committed to science-based...
Letter | February 16, 2021
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Dear Secretary Mayorkas,
Our undersigned faith-based, immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reject the use of expedited...
Letter | February 09, 2021
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Dear President Biden:
The executive orders your administration issued last week are welcome initial steps toward ending the illegal and inhumane asylum and border policies implemented by the Trump...
Letter | February 02, 2021
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Dear President Biden:
We write to urge your administration to immediately end the misuse of Title 42 public health authority to illegally and inhumanely expel asylum seekers and migrants at the...
Letter | February 01, 2021
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Human Rights First’s Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 43/6...
Testimony | January 26, 2021
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In a hearing before the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, Human Rights First Senior Vice President for Policy Rob Berschinski outlined recommendations for Members of the European...
Factsheet | January 25, 2021
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On January 20, 2021, the Biden Administration announced the “suspension of new enrollments” in the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) also known as “Remain in Mexico.” Under the policy, the...
Factsheet | January 25, 2021
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The Trump administration destroyed the U.S. asylum system, trampled on refugee laws and treaties, and spurred chaos and disorder at the border. Through that administration’s final days, the...
