Thursday, September 16, 2021

Travesty: Biden Admin Embrace of Trump Asylum Expulsion Policy Endangers Lives, Wreaks Havoc

Human Rights Travesty: Biden Administration Embrace of Trump Asylum Expulsion Policy Endangers Lives, Wreaks Havoc: More than seven months since President Biden took office, the U.S. government continues to turn away and block people seeking protection at U.S. ports of entry along the southern border and to expel many asylum seekers to growing danger in Mexico. Download

Human Rights First Welcomes Court Order Blocking Illegal Expulsions of Asylum-Seeking Families

Human Rights First Welcomes Court Order Blocking Illegal Expulsions of Asylum-Seeking Families: NEW YORK – Human Rights First today welcomed a federal court order blocking the Biden administration from expelling families to danger under the Title 42 policy, which uses public health as a pretext to evade U.S. refugee laws. The court found that the government likely does not have authority under U.S. law to carry out these expulsions; however, its preliminary injunction of the policy as to families will not go into effect for 14 days.