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44 Members of Congress Urge DHS to Free Pastor Steven
On August 18, 44 Members of Congress, led by Congressman Jim McGovern, wrote to Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Wolf, urging his agency to free Pastor Steven Tendo, an…
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Amnesty International Comments on Cruel and Unlawful New “National Security”-Based Asylum Rule
For PDF version, click here. Lauren Alder Reid, Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review Department of Justice Andrew Davidson, Asylum Division Chief Refugee, Asylum and…
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Amnesty International Statement for Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing on “Oversight of DHS Personnel Deployments to Recent Protests”
For PDF version, click here. August 5, 2020 Senator Ron Johnson, Chair Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs RE: Amnesty International…
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Amnesty International Statement for Congressional Hearing on “Homeland Insecurity: How DHS Actions Endanger Our Democracy”
For PDF version, click here. July 30, 2020 Congressman Bennie Thompson, Chair Congressman Mike Rogers, Ranking Member House Committee on Homeland Security RE: Amnesty International Statement for Hearing…
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Amnesty International Statement for the Record on “Online Platforms and Market Power: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google”
For PDF, click here. July 23, 2020 Congressman David Cicilline Chair, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Ranking Member, Subcommittee on…
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Amnesty International USA and 100+ Organizations Call on ICE to Free Families Together
On July 17, Amnesty International USA, along with 100+ national, state, and local organizations, called on ICE to free detained families together. The letter is below and available in PDF form…
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Amnesty International Comment Opposing Sweeping Changes to the U.S. Asylum System
Amnesty International USA today submitted a comment to a sweeping new set of proposed changes to the asylum system which, if implemented, will slam the door to safety for nearly…
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Amnesty International Calls on Congress to Investigate Trump’s Abuses of Authority at Protests
This week, Amnesty International USA called on Senate committees to urgently investigate the lawless and abusive crackdown on Black Lives Matter protesters this week in Washington, D.C. We are horrified…
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Amnesty International Statement for Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Detention and Incarceration During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic presents a human rights crisis in detention facilities in the United States, which has one of the largest numbers of detained and incarcerated people in the world…
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Why the U.S. Must Halt Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19
For PDF, click here. | Versión en español. Explainer on U.S. Deportations and Expulsions During the COVID-19 Pandemic Updated June 18, 2020 U.S. deportation and expulsion practices are…