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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Record Number of U.S. Immigration Enforcement Flights Underscores Growing Human Cost of Trump Administration’s Immigration Crackdown

Washington, D.C. — A new report released today by ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, exposes the human toll of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign. In September 2025 the ...
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Human Rights First Condemns U.S. Government’s Deportation of Ukrainians into Active War Zone

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First is deeply alarmed by the U.S. government’s deportation of 50 Ukrainians earlier this week via Poland and reiterates warnings that conditions in Ukraine are not ...