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August 10, 2018

Judge Orders Independent Auditor to Oversee Family Detention Facilities

By Kevin Schuster In April 2018, the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law filed a motion to enforce the Flores settlement agreement, claiming that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR...

August 07, 2018

Proposed Refugee Cap Threatens U.S. National Security

By Kevin Schuster A new report suggest the Trump Administration plans to decrease the number of admitted refugees to 25,000 or lower for fiscal year 2019—a historic low. This move would be a...

August 02, 2018

Trump Administration Considers Drastic Cut in Refugee Resettlement

Washington, D.C.—In response to reports that the Trump Administration is considering reducing the number of refugees admitted to the United States to 25,000 for fiscal year 2019, a historic low,...

July 27, 2018

Human Rights First Files Amicus in Jennings v. Rodriguez, Urging Courts to Protect Due Process for Detainees

New York City—Human Rights First today filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Jennings v. Rodriguez, a case arguing that those seeking...

July 24, 2018

Human Rights First Partners with Dechert LLP, Aldea PJC to Provide Representation to Refugee Families Detained in Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today announced that it will partner with Dechert LLP and Aldea - The People’s Justice Center to provide free legal representation to refugee families detained at...

July 23, 2018

Through Representation, Litigation, and Advocacy, Human Rights First is Fighting to End Detention

By Molly McCullen Human Rights First has been at the forefront of the fight to end immigration detention for more than a decade. Through our research and work providing legal...

July 19, 2018

Human Rights First Launches Freedom for Detained Refugees Project

Campaign Combines Representation, Litigation, and Advocacy to End the Detention of People Seeking Protection New York City—As the Trump Administration ramps up its...

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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

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Report | April 22, 2019

Barred at the Border: Wait “Lists” Leave Asylum Seekers in Peril at Texas Ports of Entry

While President Trump reportedly demanded that former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen resign over her failure to block all asylum seekers from entering the country, the United States...

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...