FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 10, 2020 Contact: Kali Cohn 972-638-7438 kcohn@hrionline.org DALLAS – On December 10, 2020–the international observance of Human Rights Day–the Trump Administration announced the largest rollback of […]
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URGENT: Calls to Prevent Cameroonian Deportations
The calls to try to stop the deportation of the Cameroonians from Prairieland Detention Center are working–earlier today, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Hispanic Caucus issued a letter […]
Read MoreAction Alert: Help stop Round 2 of Cameroonian Deportations
Remember when we wrote 3 weeks ago because the US was sending Cameroonian asylum seekers home to certain danger? Unfortunately, it’s about to happen again. We need your help. Once […]
Read MoreHRI and SMU Law’s Hunter Center Release New Report Detailing the Immigration System’s Revictimization of Undocumented Survivors of Crimes
“Flawed Design” demonstrates that the U visa process is fundamentally flawed and requires Congressional and agency action DALLAS – Undocumented survivors of crime face significant barriers and re-victimization by United […]
Read MoreFighting back against proposed asylum regulations
You heard from us three weeks ago about the Trump Administration’s latest attack: the attempt to totally eviscerate our asylum system through regulations. You–and our friends all across the country–have […]
Read MoreRaise Your Voice for Justice!
Congress has now passed four economic packages to help people manage the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. But over and over again, they have left out immigrant families. We […]
Read MoreHypocrisy in Action
Last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a letter to Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs denouncing Cuba’s torture and unjust imprisonment of human rights defender José Daniel Ferrer García. […]
Read MoreWhat’s Happening in Immigration? Recent News Court rules Remain in Mexico is causing “extreme and irreversible harm,” but policy remains in effect On Friday, 2/28, a federal appeals court found […]
Read MoreInternational Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
As today is the UN’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, HRI staff members think of the clients we have served over the years who have been […]
Read MoreCarolina Wins Asylum!
HRI recently won the cases of a 23-year-old Salvadoran woman and her 4-year-old daughter who sought asylum from severe domestic violence. Carolina began living with her partner when she was […]
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