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This Thursday our Amanda Strayer will speak in a webinar with Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) on the forced deportation of Syrian refugees.
Don't miss this critical conversation, register here: bit.ly/3QhuhdI
We are deeply concerned about the #Biden admin's plans to deport Haitian asylum seekers back to #Haiti . Given the conditions on the ground, we implore you to halt all flight returns to Haiti. Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary Antony Blinken President Biden
An Indigenous Miskito young adult from Nicaragua who doesn’t speak one of the only 3️⃣ languages CBP1 is available in was unable to use it and required support.
🔺Homeland Security must ensure equitable language access & 🛑 punishing people seeking asylum who enter w/o appts.
We agree with Congressman Robert Garcia. Anti-immigrant rhetoric is cruel and dangerous — it strips people of their humanity and incites violence against those seeking safety and a better life. We must combat this extremist language.
A very big thank you to students from the Universität Hamburg Refugee Law Clinic and Universität Münster who recently provided research support for our Refugee Protection and Representation teams through an exchange program with Columbia Law School. Thank you for your hard work!
Today marks ten years since the arrest of prominent Saudi Human Rights Defender Waleed Abu al-Khair. Read our joint statement in calling on #SaudiArabia 's authorities to #FreeWaleed immediately.
freedom-now.org/saudi-arabia-t…
🎉 Great news! Thanks to the fearless advocacy of the community across the country, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has been extended for Ethiopia for 18 months, from June 13, 2024, to December 12, 2025!
dhs.gov/news/2024/04/1… #TPS4Ethiopia