While the Senate is in the final debates of the comprehensive S.744 Immigration Reform bill, the discrimination of same-sex spouses may now end. Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of […]
Read MoreJune 2013
HRI Wins an Asylum Case – Just in Time for World Refugee Day
Today June 20th, is World Refugee Day. Though it’s no cause for celebration, it is a time to spread awareness of the 45 million refugees there are worldwide and also welcome […]
Read MoreNIJC Shows Children Are Not Being Held in “Child-Appropriate” Facilities by Homeland Security
Human Rights Initiative is disappointed to learn that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has regularly been placing children in adult detention facilities. The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) recently […]
Read MoreHRI and RefugeeWriters Present: Faisal Goes West
This Sunday June 23, HRI and RefugeeWriters will present a film short: Faisal Goes West at the Angelika Theater in Dallas. View the trailer below and click here to read […]
Read MoreThe Tick Tock of Asylum – Preliminary Approval of Changes to Immigration Granted by Federal Judge
On May 8, 2013, Federal Judge Richard A. Jones of the U.S. District Court in Seattle issued an order approving a proposed settlement agreement between several prominent immigration organizations who […]
Read MoreMeet the Intern – Bahareh
Meet our new intern Bahareh Tabaie. She is a dedicated optimist and an amazing asset to our legal team. She wrote a short bio about herself and here is more […]
Read MoreMeet the Intern – Jessika Velazquez
Jessika is a law student at SMU and will be working with our Asylum team, conducting country research, attending hearings, and drafting motions. Tell us a little bit about your […]
Read MoreSenate to Start Vote on Immigration Bill
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate is scheduled to start voting on the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 744), otherwise known as Comprehensive Immigration Reform. […]
Read MoreState Specifics on the Benefits of Immigration
This week the Immigration Policy Center released 50 state-specific infographics and accompanying fact sheets that highlight recent demographic trends and summarize the economic benefits of immigration for each state. The study concluded […]
Read MoreMeet HRI’s Exxon Mobil Summer Intern – Antonia
Meet our youngest intern, Antonia Buban. Antonia is an intern through the Exxon Mobil Community Summer Jobs Program. As a rising junior at Pepperdine University, she is majoring in International Studies […]
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