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New York City—Following tours this week of three family immigration detention facilities in New Jersey, Human Rights First calls on the Trump Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the local governments to improve conditions and…
Read moreWashington, D.C—Human Rights First today condemned a new Departments of Justice and Homeland Security report on terrorism related offenses and immigration, for its use of selective data to demonize immigrants and undermine federal terrorism courts. The…
Read moreWednesday, January 17, 2018 – 9:40amThe Anti-Trafficking Trade Act Helps the U.S. to Fight TraffickingMeggie WeilerYesterday, Senators Menendez (D-NJ) and Portman (R- OH) introduced the Anti-Trafficking Trade Act, a bill to prevent countries failing to…
Read moreNew York City—Human Rights First today urged Congress to reject the “Securing America’s Future Act” introduced today by Representatives Goodlatte, Labrador, McCaul, and McSally, which would hurt American families and punish refugees seeking U.S. protec…
Read moreWednesday, January 10, 2018 – 10:29amHuman Rights First Urges Senate to Examine Judicial Nominee’s Views on Torture Patricia StottlemyerThis morning the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering whether to advance the nomination of Howard C. Nielson to…
Read moreYesterday, the Trump Administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS) describing the administration’s natio
Washington, D.C.—In response to the announcement that the United States has designated Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and head of the Chechen Ministry of Internal Affairs Ayub Kataev for sanctions under the Magnitsky Act, Human Rights First’s Shawn Gaylord issued the following statement:
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First today said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement on the immigration court system threaten due process and fairness in the asylum system.
Monday, November 6, 2017 – 2:08pmThe Jane Doe Case and the Denial of Health Care to Detained Immigrants Eleni BakstOn October 24, 2017, the U.S.
Read moreWhile people are paying attention to North Korea’s nuclear program, most don’t know that it is funded using forced labor.