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By Maintaining Lowest Refugee Admissions in United States Resettlement History, President Biden Turns His Back on Refugees Around the World
Responding to reports that President Biden will maintain the 15,000 person refugee cap, the lowest refugee numbers established during the…
April 16, 2021
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Amnesty International USA, Representative Jayapal, Partners Advocate for Passage of Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Yesterday afternoon, as President Biden gave the first press conference of his term where he touched on key immigration issues,…
March 26, 2021
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Carrizo Springs Detention Facility Cannot Become Status Quo for Children
Responding to the reopening of the Carrizo Springs, Texas detention facility for unaccompanied children, Denise Bell, the researcher for refugee…
February 23, 2021
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Launch of Mustafa Kassem Fellowship in Memory of U.S. Citizen Who Died in Egyptian Prison
Amnesty International USA is launching the Mustafa Kassem Fellowship named after the detained U.S. citizen who died in an Egyptian…
February 11, 2021
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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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Department of Homeland Security Must Stop the Deportations and Free the Families
Over one hundred leading immigration, civil rights, and human rights organizations called on the Department of Homeland Security, currently under…
February 2, 2021
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Restraining Order Halting the Deportations Moratorium Politicizes Safety
Responding to today’s court decision issuing a temporary restraining order halting the deportations moratorium by the Biden administration, Denise Bell,…
January 26, 2021
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Human Rights Challenges Remain in Biden Executive Actions on Restoring the Right to Seek Safety in the U.S.
Responding to executive actions signed by United States President Joe Biden today on termination of border wall construction, rescission of…
January 20, 2021
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Government Report Reinforces That Cruelty Drove Family Separations
Responding to a report finding that the Department of Justice – and in particular then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions – was…
January 14, 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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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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HUMAN RIGHTS SNAPSHOT: 2020 U.S. ELECTION
Good morning -- This is the second in a series of morning updates from Amnesty International focused on protests and…
November 6, 2020