Washington, D.C.—In response to reports that the Pentagon is preparing to expand the military’s role at the southern border so that personnel can interact with migrants, Veterans for American Ideals’ Bishop Garrison issued the following statement:
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Guantanamo’s Sole High-Value Cooperator Faces Contested Sentencing
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 – 5:00pmGuantanamo’s Sole High-Value Cooperator Faces Contested SentencingBy Holly Bauer
Read moreAttorney General Decision Seeks to Jail Refugees Indefinitely
New York City—In response to Attorney General Barr’s decision attempting to strip refugees of bond hearings, thereby holding them in detention indefinitely, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer issued the following statement:
This move is clearly anoth…
Read moreNew Program Tasking Border Patrol with Asylum Duties a Farce
Washington, D.C.—In response to reports of a new pilot program which will allow Border Patrol agents to conduct credible fear interviews themselves, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer issued the following statement:
Read moreState Department Human Rights Reports Showcase Selectivity of Administration on Abuses
Washington, D.C.—Human Rights First welcomed release of the State Department’s 2018 Human Rights Reports today, while noting that the internationally recognized rights monitored within the reports are all too often missing from the center of the Trump …
Read moreHuman Rights, Media Freedom Groups Call on Congress for Justice for Khashoggi
Washington, D.C.—A group of 11 human rights organizations led by Human Rights First today called on the leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake additional action co
Read moreSenate Vote on National Emergency a Rebuke to President Trump’s Attack on Asylum
Washington, D.C.—In response to today’s Senate vote terminating President Trump’s national emergency declaration to pay for a wall at the U.S. southern border, Human Rights First’s Jennifer Quigley issued the following statement:
Read moreChildren Seeking Protection Illegally Returned to Mexico
New York City—Following reports that the first children have been returned to Mexico under the Trump Administration’s plan to illegally force asylum seekers to wait in the country during their asylum proceedings, Human Rights First’s Eleanor Acer, who …
Read moreNew Year, Same Gitmo
Thursday, January 17, 2019 – 5:00pmNew Year, Same GitmoBy Claire Gianotti
Read moreNew Report Documents Mental, Physical, Legal Impact of Increased Detention in California
Los Angeles—Human Rights First today released a new report analyzing the mental, physical, and legal impacts of massive overuse of immigration detention in California. Prisons and Punishment: Immigration Detention in California follows visits made by t…
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