On the occasion of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s (MBS) November 18-19 visit to Washington, Human Rights First deplores the White House decision to offer red carpet treatment to a leader ...

Thank you to the INHR for hosting this event and to my esteemed co-panelists. I also want to welcome civil society colleagues ...

As prepared for delivery at Bridging the Hong Kong Sanctions Gap: US Leadership vs UK Hesitation on Thursday, November 13, 2025 at the UK House of Commons Good afternoon, and thank you to the ...

A new report from ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that the Trump administration’s deportation campaign continues to ramp up in both scale and cruelty. In October 2025 alone, ...

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, ...

WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,” threaten America ...

Human Rights First exists to actualize free and equal societies, leading actions that hold oppressors accountable and free people from injustice. Over our 40-year history, Human Rights First has ...

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, ...

Asylum is a legal status that the U.S. government can grant to people who are at risk of harm in their home countries because of who they are—because of their religion, political opinion, sexual ...

Human Rights First’s Submission for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 43/6 ...

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 ...

The withdrawal of the U.S. military from Afghanistan led to the arrival of tens of thousands of Afghans in the United States. In response, Human Rights First created Project: Afghan Legal Assistance ...