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Human Rights First and Refugees International Launch New Tracker Exposing Secretive Third Country Transfer Agreements

Human Rights First and Refugees International launched Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch, a new website ...
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Upholding Not Undermining International Law: Civil Society Open Letter to States (December 2025, reissued)

In advance of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review in mid-December 2025, and the 75th Anniversary of the Refuge Convention in 2026, over 300 faith-based, ...
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Human Rights First Comment on the Department of Homeland Security’s Interim Final Rule, “Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents,” Docket ...

Dear Secretary Noem,  Human Rights First submits this comment in opposition to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), titled “Removal of the Automatic ...
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Human Rights First Condemns Trump Administration’s Dangerous Refugee Review Directive

Human Rights First condemns the Trump administration’s directive ordering a sweeping review of more than 230,000 refugees ...
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Women Human Rights Defenders Address Digital Violence During the 16 Days of Activism

Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the start of the 16 Days of Activism ...
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Trump Administration’s Halt in Processing of All Asylum Applications is Punitive, Extreme, and Undermines Our National Interest

Human Rights First is appalled by the Trump administration’s extreme and punitive action to halt all immigration processing, including permanent residence and citizenship, and to re-review all ...
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Human Rights First 2025 Highlights

Discover the impact of our work this year through the 2025 Human Rights First Snapshot—a concise overview of the progress, ...
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The Multi-Pronged Authoritarian Attack on the Right to Dissent

By Jake Silverman, first-year law student at UCLA School of Law This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law ...
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Remarks from Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Hearing on U.S. Government’s Human Rights Violations Against Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Human Rights First along with over a dozen non-profit organizations would like to thank you for your attention around the egregious human rights abuses we have seen committed to the migrant community, ...
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ICE Flight Monitor: October 2025 Report

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve this objective, ...
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Uzra Zeya’s Remarks at Bridging the Hong Kong Sanctions Gap: UK House of Commons

As prepared for delivery at Bridging the Hong Kong Sanctions Gap: US Leadership vs UK Hesitation on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the UK House of Commons Good afternoon, and thank you to the ...
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New ICE Flight Monitor Report Reveals Record U.S. Enforcement Flights and Abusive Conditions Under Trump Administration

Washington, D.C. — A new report from ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that the Trump administration’s deportation campaign continues to ramp up in both scale and cruelty. In ...