Xenophobia & Anti-Immigrant Extremism: From Fringe to …
Mar 31, 2023 · WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,” threaten America’s founding ideals and must be excluded from positions of power, citizenship, or even residence in the United States. Today’s xenophobic movement explicitly targets migrants and asylum ...
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Basics of Asylum - Human Rights First
Nov 29, 2023 · Authors: Geoffrey Louden and Christina Asencio | Read the factsheet The United States has a long and proud history of allowing people to request asylum and providing refuge to victims of religious, political, ethnic, and other forms of persecution. This tradition reflects a core component of this country’s identity as a nation committed to freedom and […]
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One important caveat of the online filing process involves who may file for asylum onlin e: If a derivative beneficiary is also filing as a principal applicant (i.e., both spouses are applying for asylum and including each other as derivatives), only one application may be filed online; the other spouse’s application must be filed on paper at the Asylum Vetting Center (see the “Special ...
"Enhanced Interrogation" Explained - Human Rights First
Feb 10, 2016 · The CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program allowed the use of so-called “enhanced interrogation techniques” on detainees captured after 9/11. It was conducted between 2002 and 2009, with the authorization of officials in the Bush Administration’s White House and the Department of Justice. During that time, 119 detainees were …
U.S. Asylum and Border Policies Resulting in Human Rights …
Human Rights First’s Submission for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 43/6 Human Rights First’s four-decades long experience in representing, researching, and advocating for refugees seeking humanitarian protections in the United States and pushing the U.S. government […]
"Digital Soldiers": QAnon Extremists Exploit U.S. Military, Threaten ...
Dec 12, 2022 · QAnon Extremists Exploit U.S. Military, Threaten Democracy This report examines how the QAnon movement exploits the U.S. military’s credibility in society to further its aim of undermining American democracy. It shows how 25 U.S. military veterans – all of whom have been engaged in the QAnon movement since the failed insurrection on January 6, 2021 […]
FDR’s “Four Freedoms” 75 Years Ago and Today - Human Rights First
On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his now-famous speech on four freedoms essential to democracy and human rights: Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom from want Freedom from fear These four freedoms are part of the key American ideals Human Rights First wants to see the United States to uphold. As […]
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