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December 20, 2018

Following the tragic death of seven-year-old Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, which drew widespread attention to dangerous conditions in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, the...

December 19, 2018

Federal Judge Ruling a Victory for Asylum Seekers

Washington, D.C.—In response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia striking down policies that made it nearly impossible for victims of domestic and gang violence to seek asylum,...

December 14, 2018

Seven-Year-Old Child Dies in CBP Custody: DHS Response Furthers Falsehoods

On December 13, the Washington Post reported that Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin, a seven-year-old girl from Guatemala died from dehydration and shock while in Border Patrol custody after...

December 11, 2018

CBP’s Credible Fear Figures are Out of Context and Inaccurate

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently reported that the southern border saw a “dramatic increase” in credible fear claims from asylum seekers in fiscal year 2018. But data from the Department...

December 11, 2018

Compact on Migration Adopted, But Without America

In Marrakesh, Morocco yesterday, 164 of the world’s nations adopted the Global Compact on Migration, a non-binding framework aimed at encouraging multilateral cooperation on international...

December 07, 2018

Refugee Stories

The “Refugee Stories” project was created to bring a lens to the humanity of the refugee crisis. Each refugee story and experience is different; collectively, they show the resiliency and strength of...

December 07, 2018

Human Rights First on the Ground

After several months of tireless traveling, the migrant caravan has finally reached the Southern Border. Having already faced tremendous adversity and danger, the caravan did not expect...

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January 1, 2019

Prisons and Punishment: Treatment of Asylum Seekers and Immigrants in California

The Trump Administration has launched numerous executive orders, proclamations, and policies targeting asylum seekers and immigrants. Family separations, asylum bans, criminal prosecutions for migration offenses, and lengthy detentions are but a few examples.

Please join Human Rights First and Morgan Lewis for a panel discussion about the impact on asylum seekers and immigrants in California and beyond.

Thursday,
January 24, 2019
4:00–5:00 pm
Cocktail reception to follow

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Factsheet | 2018

The Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program

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Blueprint | April 05, 2019

The Real Solution: Regional Response Rather than Border Closures, Mass Incarceration, and Refugee Returns

The Trump Administration has purposefully mismanaged the refugee and humanitarian challenges pushing people to flee political repression, human rights abuses, economic deprivation, and climate...

Factsheet | April 03, 2019

U.S. Refugee Resettlement Remains at Record Lows Halfway into FY 2019

Despite record-breaking levels of global displacement, the Trump Administration has drastically reduced refugee resettlement since taking office. The United States welcomed only 22,491 refugees in...

Report | March 22, 2019

Family Incarceration Continues to Endanger Children, Impede Access to Legal Information & Waste Government Resources

The Trump Administration continues to incarcerate families in immigration jails and to push to hold them there for even longer. In fiscal year 2018, more than 45,000 parents and children were held in...

| February 13, 2019

A Sordid Scheme: The Trump Administration’s Illegal Return of Asylum Seekers to Mexico

On January 29, 2019, the Trump Administration began implementing its perversely dubbed “Migration Protection Protocols.” In reality, this policy is about denying—not providing—protection to refugees...