Washington, D.C.— Human Rights First today expressed concern over an announced policy change by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) that will affect individuals applying for permanent residence and other benefits who are deemed to be inadmissible for some association with a group characterized as an undesignated or Tier III terrorist organization under the Immigration & Nationality Act (INA). Specifically, the change will eliminate a hold for individuals for whom the statute allows a discretionary exemption, but no exemption has yet been implemented.
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Next Steps After Regional Refugee Conference in Honduras
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 – 4:59pmNext Steps After Regional Refugee Conference in HondurasEleanor AcerOn Thursday evening in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, I watched as a number of Central American states adopted a declaration agree
Read moreMeltdown at GTMO: Government Spying and Locking Up A Marine General
Friday, November 3, 2017 – 2:58pm
Meltdown at GTMO: Government Spying and Locking Up A Marine General
I’m heading to Guantanamo to observe next week’s proceedings in the case of accused USS Cole bomber Abd al Rahim al Nashiri
Quick and Strong Justice? Not at Gitmo.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – 4:09pm
Quick and Strong Justice? Not at Gitmo.
Earlier this afternoon, President Trump spoke about last night’s terror attack in New York City.
Supreme Court Urged to Hear Refugee Ban Arguments
Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s decision by the Supreme Court to cancel oral arguments on President Trump’s travel ban, Human Rights First’s Hardy Vieux issued the following statement:
The Global Magnitsky Act Represents New Era of Smart Sanctions
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – 3:51pmThe Global Magnitsky Act Represents New Era of Smart SanctionsBy Michelle Smoler
Read moreEgypt Targets Disappearance Activist Working on Regeni Case
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – 2:40pm
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Egypt Targets Disappearance Activist Working on Regeni CaseBrian DooleyDrawing attention to what the Egyptian authorities want to hide is a dangerous move.
Read moreNew Report Estimates Nearly 25 Million Victims of Trafficking Worldwide
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First said that today’s release by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), of new estimates on the number of victims of modern slavery across the globe demonstrate the need for the U.S. government to redouble its efforts to disrupt the business.
Human Rights First, Veterans Organizations, File Amicus Brief in Refugee Ban Case
Washington, D.C.—Yesterday Human Rights First and its project Veterans for American Ideals, along with No One Left Behind and Vietnam Veterans of America, filed an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case of Trump v. International Refugees Assistance Project in support of the thousands of refugees targeted by the Trump Administration’s travel ban.
Response to Trump Refugee Claims at U.N.
New York City—In response to President Trump’s United Nations General Assembly address, in which he falsely claimed that resettling one refugee is as expensive as supporting ten individuals in frontline countries and cited a now-disputed study that outlined the cost of resettling refugees, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer released the following statement:
“By attempting to pit support for frontline-hosting states and support for refugees in need of resettlement against each other, the president is presenting a false and short-sighted choice.