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Accountability For Rights-Abusing Immigration Policies Must Not be Brushed Aside for Unity

Responding to executive actions addressing regional migration and border processing and creation of an interagency task force on family reunification,…

February 2, 2021

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ICE To Start Deporting Children Today

ICE plans to begin deporting 26 Black and Brown families with young children who are incarcerated by ICE at the…

December 18, 2020

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Governments and Police Must Stop Using COVID-19 Pandemic as Pretext for Abuse

Abusive policing and excessive reliance on law enforcement to implement COVID-19 response measures have violated human rights and in some instances…

December 16, 2020

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Amnesty International USA Hosts Human Rights Day Briefing on the Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

In advance of Human Rights Day, Amnesty International will host a virtual briefing on the human rights challenges expected in…

December 7, 2020

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Immigrant Children and Attorneys’ Plea: Stop Family Deportations

Dilley, TX and Leesport, PA - This weekend, the Trump Administration could move to deport 28 children with their parents,…

November 18, 2020

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“Don’t Forget These Children”: Families Belong Together Reminds Lawmakers Children Still Separated

On Monday, November 16, 2020, Families Belong Together — a national coalition fighting to permanently end family separation and incarceration…

November 13, 2020

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Today’s report on family separation highlights need for accountability

Responding to the House Judiciary Committee releasing the findings of its 21-month investigation into the development and execution of the…

October 29, 2020

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ICE doubles down on detention to deter and punish families for seeking safety

Responding to the Department of Homeland Security statement regarding the pending Flores court decision, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee and…

October 27, 2020

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ICE Reactionary Billboards Inflame Hate

Responding to billboards launched by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Pennsylvania following a campaign by Amnesty International USA…

October 5, 2020

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The United States is Failing Refugees Under President Trump

The number of refugees that the United States welcomes each year is a measure of who we are and where…

October 1, 2020

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Amnesty International USA Issues Rare Call for a Halt on Chad Wolf Nomination

Chad Wolf has participated in, and in many cases presided over, DHS’s perpetration of serious human rights violations. From proposing…

September 23, 2020

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540 Bipartisan Elected Officials From All 50 States Urge President Trump to Welcome Refugees

Today, 540 local and state elected officials from all 50 states and the District of Columbia expressed their strong support…

September 17, 2020