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Human Rights First Slams Sweeping and Racist Travel Ban That Separates Families and Endangers Lives

Human Rights First strongly condemns yesterday’s Travel Ban proclamation vastly expanding on the discriminatory June travel ...
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Beyond the Uniform: Ensuring Equal Rights for Service Members

By Kaylee Rawlins, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights ...
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Know Your Rights: Interacting with ICE and Federal Law Enforcement

By Samantha Monteiro, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. A 41-year-old Honduran man named Aaron had been living in ...
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Statement for the Record of Human Rights First On Senate Judiciary Committee Joint Subcommittee Hearing Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration Subcom…

For over twenty years, Afghan human rights defenders, civil society, and government leaders staked their lives, futures, and ...
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Understanding U.S. Security Screening for Asylum and Refugee Programs

The U.S. asylum system and refugee resettlement program, which process people seeking refugee protection either in the United ...
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ICE Flight Monitor: November 2025 Monthly Report

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S.
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Human Rights First to Defend WESPAC Against Baseless Lawsuits at December 15 Hearing in Los Angeles

Human Rights First will appear in federal court on Monday, December 15, at 9:00 a.m. to argue a motion to dismiss a lawsuit targeting the WESPAC Foundation, a small nonprofit dedicated to advancing ...
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New ICE Flight Monitor Report Shows Sharp Escalation of Deportation and Domestic Transfer Flights Under Trump Administration

A new report from Human Rights First’s ICE Flight Monitor, documents a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s mass ...
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Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants on externalization of migration governance

Human Rights First provides this submission in response to the call for inputs on trends in externalization of migration governance. Since early 2025, the United States has implemented an opaque web ...