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 Become a Volunteer Lawyer and Make a Difference Attention Pro Bono Attorneys: Survey to Help Improve INS and Immigration Court Cooperation with Pro Bono Attorneys  Write Ridge & Improve Detention Policies for Asylum Seekers Hunger Strike at New York Detention Facility Cuban and Haitian Refugees: U.S. Policy Unfair to Those Detained at Sea Haitian Asylum Seekers Targeted for Indefinite Detention (4/25/03) Urge the U.S. to Support Refugee Resettlement  Study Shows Negative Health Consequences of Detention (06/17/03) Operation Liberty Shield Quietly Terminated (05/15/03) Department of Homeland Security Targets Haitian Refugees (3/21/03) Refugee Women Face New Risk from Justice Department (2/21/03) LCHR Report: Refugee Women Fleeing Persecution Face Unfair U.S. Laws US-Canada "Safe Third Country" Agreement will Hurt Asylum Seekers (12/4/02) Haitian Refugees Targeted by Discriminatory Policies (11/6/02) Refugee Fleeing Religious Persecution Treated Unfairly (11/2/02)  Detention Survey: A Country by Country Review of Detention Procedures and Practices (9/18/02) LCHR Comments to INS Denounce Expansion of Unfair Deportation and Detention Procedures (12/16/02) Haitian Asylum Seekers: Amicus Brief Filed in 11th Circuit Court International Refugee Program |
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Asylum
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The Asylum Program LCHR Refugee Protection: Domestic and International Whether they are victims of religious persecution from Sudan, torture survivors from Iraq, pro-democracy activists fleeing a repressive regime in Congo, victims of coercive population control policies in China, women who have fled from threatened “honor killings,” or gay men attacked in Colombia because of their sexual orientation, those who flee to the United States arrive with the belief that they have finally reached a place where they will be safe, free and treated fairly. For those who seek asylum at U.S. borders and airports, the welcome they receive - a welcome that routinely includes handcuffs, shackles and mandatory detention - can be a devastating surprise. The hurdles facing asylum seekers are truly daunting. Summary “expedited removal” procedures, “mandatory detention,” inconsistent parole practices, and lack of government-funded legal representation are among the many hurdles arriving asylum seekers must navigate in their efforts to secure refuge in the United States. In the wake of the tragic events of September 11, these hurdles have only multiplied as the U.S. government has taken steps that have had the effect of further eroding the fairness of the U.S. asylum process and further restricting access to asylum. More»
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