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Amnesty International Statement ahead of Caravan Hearing
Ahead of the May 22 Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee hearing entitled "Stopping the Daily Border Caravan: Time to Build a Policy Wall", Amnesty International USA submitted a statement for…
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Amnesty Statement to Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee
As the FY 2019 budget for Homeland Security is considered, this statement was submitted by Amnesty International USA to the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee. The statement details the FY…
Press Release
Separating asylum-seeking families violates international law
The U.S. government must stop separating asylum-seeking parents from their children and denying them access to asylum procedures through prolonged detention, said Amnesty International today in response to reports of…
Press Release
Americas: Amnesty International monitors treatment of asylum seekers at US-Mexico border
On Thursday 26 April, Amnesty International raised a billboard at the San Ysidro Port of Entry (POE) on the US–Mexico border in Tijuana, with a message reminding US and Mexican…
Press Release
Sending National Guard to Border Could Endanger Vulnerable Families
President Trump is expected to sign a proclamation today to send the National Guard to the US-Mexico border until a wall is built. Yesterday, he also called for a renewed…
Press Release
President Trump’s plans to militarize border could cost lives
President Trump stated today that he plans to further militarize the US-Mexico border until a wall is built. He also called for a renewed push for immigration restrictions that would…
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The Berks Kids
Kids and their parents are stuck in what’re known as “baby jails.” Their so-called crime? Fleeing violence and dreaming of safety in the U.S. Every year, tens of thousands of…
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Amnesty International’s 2018 Annual General Meeting
Amnesty International USA is excited to be hosting this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Washington, DC metropolitan area! Our 53rd AGM will be held at the Bethesda North…
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Trump’s policies are not deterring refugees at the border, just making crossings deadlier
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…
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Facing Walls: USA and Mexico’s violation of the rights of asylum seekers
An already dangerous journey for tens of thousands of refugees has become deadlier thanks to President Trump’s Executive Order on border control and immigration as well as entrenched reckless practices…
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Deadly Force & Police Accountability
Nobody is above the law. Everyone has the right to justice. You have the right to survive an interaction with police. You have the right to be free from discrimination,…
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We Will Fight Trump’s Effort to Close U.S. Borders
Today President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to immigration, including constructing a wall on the border with Mexico, building more detention centers, and stripping sanctuary cities of federal…