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We exist to actualize free and equal societies, leading actions that hold oppressors accountable and free people from injustice. RTs are not endorsements.
Dec 8, 2023 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
🚨We are outraged at reports overnight that the White House is ready to make a deal w/ Senate Republicans that would result in the rounding up of migrants across the country, a dismantling of US asylum law & other horrendous anti-immigrant policy changes. humanrightsfirst.org/library/human-…
Image “It is deeply disheartening to witness this administration playing politics with the lives of migrants and refugees in stark contrast to the hopes with which the American public greeted President Biden’s election,“ -CEO and President@M_Breen
Mar 22, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
NEW: From @AlexYells, an indictment of the misleading reporting that has framed challenges at our border as a "crisis," and migration as inherently bad.

Read her take on how otherwise reputable outlets can shift toward ethical #immigration reporting.

humanrightsfirst.org/blog/crisis-bo… "The prospect that people making the decision to flee for their lives are basing that decision on changes in U.S. immigration policy is both woefully self-centered and laughably wrong-headed." - @AlexYells

#WelcomeWithDignity
Jan 22, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
#NEW: Today, @humanrights1st & @NILC filed an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in a case challenging the so-called Migrant Protection Protocols (“MPP”), or “Remain in Mexico” policy.

humanrightsfirst.org/resource/amicu… The amicus brief, which was filed in the case of Wolf v. Innovation Law Lab, illustrates the horrific harm inflicted on people subjected to MPP.

108 NGOs and law school clinics that serve and defend the rights of asylum seekers signed the brief.

humanrightsfirst.org/resource/amicu…
Jan 21, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Charles Abajeih is a Cameroonian asylum seeker.

He was brutally tortured by government officials because of his political beliefs.

“Several times when I’m sleeping, I have nightmares that I’m being chased by the police in Cameroon," he said. To save his life, Charles fled to the United States and is requesting asylum.
Jan 21, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Samuel was granted asylum in the United States - but success stories like his are far too uncommon.

Here's his story 👇 #RestoringWelcome Samuel fled Eritrea, a country in northeast Africa, to seek asylum in the US after experiencing persecution due to his political opinions.
Jan 12, 2021 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Right now, President Trump is on his way to the southern border to tout his record on immigration.

It's one of chaos, cruelty, and illegality. Let's set the record straight [thread]:

humanrightsfirst.org/resource/chaos… The Trump administration has separated over 5,500 families under its draconian “zero tolerance” policy.

Years later, at least 545 children remain separated from their parents
Apr 30, 2019 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
THREAD: Men, women, and children are fleeing violence and persecution to seek life-saving protection at our borders.

Yesterday President Trump announced that he wants to charge them a fee to apply for asylum and block them from employment. For decades, Human Rights First has represented refugees seeking asylum.

That's why we know that these proposals would further risk the health, safety, and very lives of our asylum-seeking clients, who depend on work authorizations to support themselves and their families.
Apr 12, 2019 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Today, our client Robin testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (@USCCRgov) to share what happened to him while he was locked behind bars.

This is his story, in his own words 👇 “In 2015 I fled my country, El Salvador, because my life was in danger. I did not know how to apply for asylum, and I did not know what would happen to me when I arrived here. But I came to the United States with the hope of being safe.”