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A Better Way: Respecting the Human Rights of Immigrants and People Seeking Safety in the United States
We are witnessing cruelty at the border, raids in our communities, mass detention expansion including the detention of families with…
March 31, 2025
Press Release
Federal Judge Orders Immediate Release of Unlawfully Detained Venezuelan Couple
A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan couple who was unlawfully detained by ICE despite having TPS,…
March 28, 2025
Press Release
Unlawful Expulsions to El Salvador Endanger Lives Amid Ongoing State of Emergency
The expulsion of 238 individuals from the United States to El Salvador, despite a court order explicitly barring their removal…
March 25, 2025
Press Release
Invoking Alien Enemies Act Is Incredibly Cruel Move by Trump Administration
President Trump's anticipated invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—which was used as the basis for Japanese internment in…
March 15, 2025
Press Release
United States Sets Dangerous Standard with Unprecedented Implementation of Family Separation Policy
This is a blatant and outrageous subversion of the law being used to target our immigrant neighbors and separate families…
March 12, 2025
Press Release
Arrest and Detention of Mahmoud Khalil Is Chilling Attack on Human Rights
The U.S. government must release Mahmoud Khalil immediately. No matter how the Trump administration tries to manipulate it, freedom of…
March 11, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Return of Family Detention
Family detention is an inherently cruel practice that results in significant trauma while filling the coffers of corporations exploiting agony…
March 6, 2025
Press Release
The Right To Seek Asylum Non-Existent at U.S.-Mexico Border
Amnesty International has found that asylum is non-existent at the U.S.-Mexico border, in violation of the human rights of migrants…
February 20, 2025
Report
Lives in Limbo: Devastating Impacts of Trump’s Migration and Asylum Policies
This Amnesty International briefing focuses on the end of applying for asylum at the US-Mexico border and the situation of…
February 20, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act capitalizes on a horrible tragedy in order to advance President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda by scapegoating people…
January 29, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to Targeted ICE Enforcement
To put it simply, these ICE operations are unconscionable and fly in the face of human rights.Â
January 29, 2025
Press Release
Amnesty International USA Reaction to President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Executive Actions
Barely 24 hours into his second term, President Trump is already seeking to implement his harmful, racist, anti-immigrant agenda with…
January 20, 2025