PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2021 Contact: Maryam Baig 469-581-2518 mbaig@hrionline.org DALLAS – This weekend, high-level government officials continued to be complicit in racist and cruel border policies, refusing asylum seekers their legal right for a bid for safety in the U.S. “President Biden should have walked into …
Gratitude: Featuring Stephanie Mistry
In May, HRI celebrated a win for one of our affirmative asylum clients, a young woman from Zimbabwe who had fled her home country due to political persecution by the Zimbabwean government. She was represented by Stephanie Mistry, one of HRI’s stellar pro bono attorneys. Stephanie has been volunteering with HRI since …
Let’s Rise Up Against the Trump Administration’s Attack on Asylum
This is a slap in the face. Today, on international Human Rights Day, the Trump Administration finalized the biggest rollback of asylum in recent history. You probably remember us talking about this back in July, when the regulation was proposed. You may have even submitted your own comment in opposition. …