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Human Rights First Brings Transnational Repression Case Against Egypt for Attack on Two American Brothers, Including a Minor, in Midtown Manhattan

New York, NY — Human Rights First, with co-counsel Ballard Spahr, has filed a lawsuit against Egypt on behalf of two American ...
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No Funds for ICE and Border Patrol

Dear Members of Congress, We the undersigned 1,025 organizations write to express our horror, outrage and deep grief about the news that federal agents have executed a human being in broad daylight on ...
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Finucane Family Testifies in U.S. Congress About Inquiry into 1989 Murder of Belfast Human Rights Lawyer Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) charitable organization (EIN # 13-3116646). We ...
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Stop Enabling ICE’s Dangerous Detention and Reckless Deportation Drive Oppose Additional Funding in the FY2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

Congress is poised to further balloon the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) already bloated budget, expanding ICE’s sprawling detention apparatus at a time of record deaths in detention. The ...
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A Year After Del Rio, Haitian Asylum Seekers Expelled Under Title 42 Are Still Suffering

It’s now been a year since the U.S. government launched its “ comprehensive strategy ” in September 2021, resulting in the mass expulsion of Haitian people who arrived at the U.S. border in Del Rio, ...
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Domestic Extremism in America: Examining White Supremacist Violence in the Wake of Recent Attacks

Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Portman, and esteemed members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this critical discussion on examining white supremacist violence in the ...
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ICE Flight Monitor: September 2025 Report

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve this objective, ...
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ICE Flight Monitor: December 2025 Monthly Report

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics, that are legally ...
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Under Attack: The Sanctity of Sanctuary Cities

This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights First. It is part of a partnership between UCLA Law and Human Rights First, where UCLA Law students use the new ...
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Human Rights First Launches ReadyNow! App to Offer Lifeline to Immigrants During ICE Encounters

Today, Human Rights First’s Innovation Lab announced the launch of ReadyNow!, a free and secure mobile app designed to help immigrants prepare for possible detention and act quickly in moments of ...
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ICE Flight Monitor: August 2025 Report

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics to achieve this objective, ...