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April 21, 2022 News

Leaders of Human Rights Groups Urge Biden to Safeguard Asylum Access in the US

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: As leaders of immigrant, civil rights, humanitarian, human rights, and labor…

People hold a protest sign that reads "Save asylum"

December 1, 2021 News

Joint Letter from Civil and Human Rights Organizations Regarding United States Compliance with the Convention against Torture

Groups Urge the Biden Administration to Re-commit the US to Full Compliance with its Treaty Obligations

The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary of State United States Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield United States Permanent Representative to the UN United States Mission…

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021.

November 17, 2021 News

Letter from Human Rights Watch to President Biden, President López Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau

New York City, November 17, 2021 Joseph Biden President of the United States Andrés Manuel López Obrador President of Mexico Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Dear North American leaders, I write on behalf of Human Rights Watch in…

November 17, 2021 News

Joint Letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas and USCIS Director Jaddou

Groups Urge Biden Administration to Rescind Trump Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) Rules

Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King…

Lizbeth, una mujer salvadoreña que busca asilo en Estados Unidos, posa en la casa de un familiar en Tijuana, México, donde fue enviada a esperar por el resultado de su caso, el 5 de noviembre de 2019

November 4, 2021 News

Groups Urge DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Clarify Enforcement Priorities

Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mayorkas, We write to urge you to issue guidance to…

A man stands in front of a podium with the White House emblem behind him

October 19, 2021 News

Joint Letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas

Regarding the Law Enforcement Coordination Council (LECC)

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Department of Homeland Security by electronic mail Dear Secretary Mayorkas: We write to express several urgent concerns about your September 29, 2021, announcement of the Law Enforcement Coordination Council (LECC).…

Two Customs and Border Protection agents on horseback approach three Haitian migrants standing in the river. The migrants are holding bags and shoes.

September 29, 2021 News

57 Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge Biden Administration and Congress to Keep a Pathway to Citizenship for Immigrants in Budget Reconciliation Bill

Via email Re: Keep a pathway to citizenship for immigrant communities in the Build Back Better reconciliation bill Dear President Biden, Vice President Harris, Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi, We, the undersigned 57 civil…

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students celebrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, June 18, 2020.

September 24, 2021 News

DHS Rights Violations in Del Rio, Texas

Formal Complaint Submitted to the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Katherine Culliton-González Officer U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Compliance Branch, Mail Stop #0190 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20528-…

September 22, 2021 News

Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden to Halt Expulsions of Haitians

Expulsions Violate Asylum Rights and Refugee Laws; Inflict Cruelty on Black, Brown, and Indigenous Immigrant Communities

President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 September 21, 2021 Dear President Biden, As leaders of civil rights and human rights organizations, we write at an inflection point for your Administration’s…

September 15, 2021 News

Groups Urge Biden Administration to Plan for Extreme Heat in US Border Policies, Abandon Deterrence Model

Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 1st Floor, West Wing Washington, DC 20500 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas US Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue…

Alyssa Quintanilla, part of the Tucson Samaritans volunteer group, carries a cross, May 18, 2021, to be installed near Three Points, Arizona. The cross will be installed in the desert to commemorate the death of a migrant there.

August 30, 2021 News

Groups Urge Biden Administration to Halt Deportation Flights to Haiti

Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Ambassador Susan Rice…

Residents help Team Rubicon's disaster response team unload aid at the airport from a US Army helicopter to take to the hospital where the team is treating residents injured in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, Thursday, August 19, 2021.

August 6, 2021 News

178 Groups Denounce Biden Administration's Continued Violation of Refugee Protections

Administration Must Direct Immediate Actions to Uphold US Refugee Law and Treaty Obligations

August 6, 2021 Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, our 178 faith-…

Migrants seeking asylum wait in line with their case paperwork to meet with an attorney on Oct. 5, 2019, during a weekly trip by volunteers, lawyers, paralegals and interpreters to the migrant campsite outside El Puente Nuevo in Matamoros, Mexico.

July 9, 2021 News

Groups Urge Biden Administration to Address Harm Caused by the Asylum Cooperative Agreement Program

The Honorable Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2801 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20528 The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW…

Aslyum seekers hold bags from the Department of Homeland Security

June 30, 2021 News

Over 100 Groups Urge Biden to Fully Rescind Title 42 Expulsions

Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: We, the 105 undersigned organizations, write to express our alarm and disappointment that your administration is…

A migrant family crosses the border into El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021.

June 9, 2021 News

85 Civil Rights Groups Send Letter to DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Call for a Meaningful Opportunity to Return Home for Those Unjustly Deported

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 Dear Secretary Mayorkas: The National Immigrant Justice Center, We Are Home campaign, and the 85 undersigned organizations urge you to…

June 8, 2021 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to the Heads of States and Governments ahead of the G7 Summit

Last week, in a public letter, Human Rights Watch called on the leaders of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan to take concrete and decisive action facing the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19…

Flags of the G7 Europe, Canada, Italy, Japan, Germany, England, USA and France in Paris, France on July 4th, 2019.

June 7, 2021 News

Human Rights Watch Letter to VP Harris

Put Human Rights at Center of Upcoming Migration Management Talks

June 4, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris The White House Office of the Vice President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20050 Dear Vice President Harris, We write to urge you to put human rights at the center of…

Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president of the United States

June 2, 2021 News

Groups Urge President Biden to Include Immigration in Pardon Process

Immigration is a Racial Justice Issue

Susan Rice Director, Domestic Policy Council Dana Remus White House Counsel Danielle Conley Deputy Counsel, Office of White House Counsel Tona Boyd Special Counsel, Office of White House Counsel Lauren Moore Associate Counsel, Office of…

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, watch as President Joe Biden signs an executive order on immigration in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, February 2, 2021.

April 7, 2021 News

HRW Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding FY 2022 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Bills

The Honorable Chuck Schumer Majority Leader United States Senate 322 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader United States Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20515…