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Letter from 20 NGOs Expresses Support for the SAFEGUARD Act
Amnesty International USA and 19 NGOs express their support for the SAFEGUARD Act, S.1025 in the Senate and H.R.1801 in the House.
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Amnesty International USA Comments on “Collection of Biometric Data From Aliens Upon Entry to and Departure From the United States”
For PDF version, click here. Michael Hardin, Director Entry/Exit Policy and Planning Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington,…
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Amnesty International Files Brief in Support of Challenge to Draconian “Remain in Mexico” Policy
Today, Amnesty International USA filed a brief in support of a new lawsuit (Immigrant Defenders Law Center v.Wolf) challenging the "Remain in Mexico" policy, which has sent over 65,000 people…
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Amnesty International USA Statement for the Record on The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas
For PDF version, click here. Rep. James McGovern, Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission November 19, 2020 RE: Amnesty International USA Statement for the…
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Amnesty International Calls on DHS Not to Deploy Agents to Possible Election-Related Protests
Today, Amnesty International USA preemptively called on DHS not to deploy its agents to possible election-related protests. Our letter is below and available in PDF form here. November 13,…
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Amnesty International Comments on Draconian New Procedural Rules for Asylum-Seekers
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid Assistant Director, Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review 5107 Leesburg Pike, Ste. 1800 Falls Church, VA 22041 EOIR Docket…
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Amnesty International USA Comments on DHS’s Sweeping New Biometric Surveillance Rule
For PDF, click here. Michael J. McDermott Security and Public Safety Division, Office of Policy and Strategy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Ave. NW,…
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Amnesty International Statement for Lantos Commission Hearing on Enforced Disappearances
On September 30, Amnesty International submitted its statement for a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing titled "Enforced Disappearance in Latin America: Taking Stock" on October 1, 2020. Click here…
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Amnesty International USA Recommends All Senators Support Immediate Passage of the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 through Unanimous Consent
For PDF version, click here. Sept. 15, 2020 Amnesty International USA Recommends All Senators Support Immediate Passage of the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (H.R. 549/S. 636) through Unanimous Consent…
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Letter to Acting ICE Director Urging Halt to Pastor Steven Tendo’s Deportation
For PDF, click here. Tony H. Pham Acting Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20536 September 4, 2020 RE: Case of Pastor Steven…