New Karnes County Immigration Detention Facility Touted as Model for Reform
New York City – On Tuesday, February 14, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will open a new “model” detention…
2-9-2012
Latest News
Broken System: A Look at U.S. Immigration Detention
Broken System: A Look at U.S. Immigration Detention [ 13 min 01 s | 12.04 MB ] Play in Popup | Download (345)In this special edition of Firstcast, we feature the voices of a recently detained asylum seeker, whom we can call…
2-8-2012
You Might Be a “Terrorist” and Not Even Realize It!
Broad definitions and absurd legal interpretations continue to harm refugees and their families In the late 1970’s when Ethiopia was…
2-6-2012
Dear DHS: My Husband Is Not A Terrorist—Can He Come Home?
The Obama Administration is considering exemptions for people who have been mislabeled “terrorists” under U.S. immigration laws. This is Julie’s…
2-3-2012
Addressing Xenophobic Violence in Wake of International Migrants Day
Just last week, an Italian man with links to an extremist group went on a shooting spree in Florence, killing…
12-20-2011
Immigrants in New York are in Dire Need of Increased Pro Bono Representation
This week, a report published in the Cardozo Law Review will highlight the crisis in legal representation for immigrants in…
12-20-2011
Felice Gaer and Richard Land Call the U.S. Detention of Asylum Seekers “Shameful and Unnecessary”
When Pedro, who was raised in Cameroon, returned to Equatorial Guinea, his country of citizenship, at age 20, the government…
12-16-2011
Iraq war ends; refugee protection does not.
On Wednesday, President Obama delivered a major speech to the soldiers at Fort Bragg on the end of the war…
12-16-2011
Human Rights First Testifies before New York City Council on Immigration Detention
Tuesday, Human Rights First’s Ruthie Epstein testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Immigration in a hearing on…
12-15-2011
Week of UNHCR Commemoration Meeting Provides Important Milestone in Protection of LGBTI Refugees
Last week, representatives of 145 countries gathered in Geneva to recommit their governments to the protection of refugees and other…
12-12-2011
U.S. Withdraws Troops from Iraq, But Must Not Abandon Its Refugees
Yesterday, two major items regarding the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq made the news, and together they created a profound…
12-9-2011
The Human Rights Struggle in Our Backyard
Tomorrow is Human Rights Day, a time to commemorate those around the world who defend and promote human rights. It’s…
12-9-2011