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Human Rights First Honors Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP with the 2026 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Leadership Human Rights First is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) charitable ...
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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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Human Rights First Analysis of the Trump Administration’s Initial Immigration Executive Actions

On the first day of the Trump-Vance Administration, the President issued a host of anti-immigrant and -refugee Executive Orders that undermine our national security, tarnish our global reputation, and ...
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Guantanamo by the Numbers

Yearly cost to U.S. taxpayers of a prisoner in a maximum security federal prison: Approximately $78,000. Yearly cost to hold each detainee at Guantánamo: More than $10 million. Annual cost to operate ...
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Human Rights First and Refugees International Third Country Deportation Watch Details the Expanding Scope and Toll of Third Country Transfer Agreements

Washington D.C.—Today, Human Rights First and Refugees International released an update of its Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch tracker that exposes the growing scale, secrecy, and ...
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A New Era of ICE Family Prisons

In early 2025, the second Trump administration began detaining immigrant families and children, and by April, the Dilley Immigration Processing Center (“Dilley”) became the sole active family ...
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The Flores Settlement and Family Incarceration: A Brief History and Next Steps

The Flores Settlement Agreement is a court settlement, in place for over two decades, that has set limits on the length of time and conditions under which children can be incarcerated in immigration ...
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A Line that Barely Budges

This report documents impediments facing people attempting to seek asylum at the U.S. port of entry in Nogales, Arizona following the end of the Title 42 policy on May 11, 2023. While the Biden ...
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President Trump’s New Travel Ban Doubles Down on Xenophobic Policy

Washington, D.C. – Human Rights First condemns the Trump administration’s extensive travel ban Proclamation that will fully restrict and limit travel to the United States by nationals from a series of ...
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Recycled Bigotry: Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories Go Mainstream

Far-right actors in the U.S. center historic antisemitic conspiracy theories as a key tactic in their campaign to mainstream hate and extremism. This approach gives new life to anti-Jewish tropes and ...
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ICE Air Expands Deportation and Domestic Transfer Flights to Record Levels in First Year of Second Trump Administration

Washington, D.C. — ICE Air Operations has been dramatically expanded under the second Trump administration, operating with minimal transparency or public oversight. Human Rights First’s ICE Flight ...