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October 04, 2018

Refugee Cap Officially Set for All-Time Low 30,000

Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2019, which caps the number of refugees to be admitted to the United States at 30,000, Human...

September 19, 2018

Sessions Move Another Attempt to Jail Refugee Families for Longer

New York City—Human Rights First today condemned Attorney General Jeff Session’s decision to refer to himself a Board of Immigration Appeals decision in Matter of M-G-G-, a move that will likely lead...

September 19, 2018

Veterans Call on Congress to Protect Afghan Allies

Washington, D.C.—A group of veteran organizations today urged Congress to take action to protect Afghan military allies seeking refuge in the United States. In a letter sent to the House and Senate,...

September 17, 2018

Trump Administration Sets All-Time Low Refugee Cap

Washington, D.C.—In response to the Trump Administration’s announcement today capping the refugee admissions goal for fiscal year 2019 at an all-time low of 30,000, Human Rights First’s Jennifer...

September 11, 2018

Administration to Triple Size of Texas Tent Camp Holding Migrant Children

New York City—In response to reports that the Trump Administration will triple the size of a tent camp for migrant children being held by the Department of Health and Human Services, Human Rights...

September 06, 2018

Administration Moves to Indefinitely Detain Immigrant Children

Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today condemned the Trump Administration’s attempt to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which limits the government’s ability to ...

August 21, 2018

Family Incarceration: An Outline

In response to the increasing numbers of women and children requesting asylum at the southern border in the summer of 2014, the U.S. government massively increased family detention, which put...

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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

The Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program 2009-2018

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Report | January 15, 2019

Prisons and Punishment: Immigration Detention in California

In the name of national security, the Trump Administration has taken numerous steps that threaten the human rights of asylum seekers and other immigrants. Several of these punitive actions—such as...

Factsheet | December 11, 2018

CBP’s Figures on Credible Fear Claims – 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...

Report | December 11, 2018

Refugee Blockade: The Trump Administration’s Obstruction of Asylum Claims at the Border

In the run-up to the mid-term elections, President Trump focused much of his rhetoric on “the caravan” of migrants heading north through Mexico. The caravan, which included many refugees, was, in the...

Factsheet | November 28, 2018

President Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Plan

The Trump Administration is reportedly in talks with representatives of the incoming Mexican government to implement a so-called “Remain in Mexico” plan that would return asylum seekers to Mexico...