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Amnesty International Response to DHS Report on Trump Travel Ban

In response to reports that the Homeland Security Department's intelligence arm has found that citizenship of the seven Muslim-majority countries…

February 25, 2017

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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign to Free Young Mother Detained by ICE for 15 Months

Amnesty International USA is launching a campaign today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release a 26-year-old woman on…

February 24, 2017

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DHS Immigration Orders Will Likely Lead to Human Rights Abuses

In response to new Department of Homeland Security policies aimed at harsher immigration enforcement, Justin Mazzola, researcher for Amnesty International…

February 21, 2017

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Amnesty International Pleas to Not Repeat History on 75th Anniversary of Japanese American Mass Imprisonments

Seventy-five years ago this weekend, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, paving the way for the incarceration of 120,000 people…

February 17, 2017

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Hungary stoops to new low with plan to round up asylum seekers in container camps

The Hungarian government’s announcement that it will detain all asylum seekers in containers near the border is yet another disturbing…

February 10, 2017

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Historic ruling blocks closure of Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya

In response to today’s court ruling blocking the Kenyan government’s unilateral decision to shut Dadaab refugee camp, Muthoni Wanyeki, Amnesty…

February 9, 2017

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Court Ruling Welcome But Only Congress Can Permanently Repeal Muslim Ban

Following the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Margaret Huang, executive director of Amnesty International USA made the…

February 9, 2017

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Amnesty Reacts to Poll Showing Majority of Americans Disapprove of Muslim Ban

Reacting to a new Quinnipiac University poll showing a majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, Margaret Huang,…

February 7, 2017

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Majority of Americans Oppose Trump’s Muslim Ban as Its Impact Becomes Clearer

“From polls to protests, the message to Congress is clear: Step in and stop this Muslim ban now,” Amnesty International…

February 6, 2017

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Amnesty International USA, Coalition Partners Launch Campaign to Fight the Assault on Immigrant, Refugee Rights

Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC – In response to President Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees, a coalition of…

February 6, 2017

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Trump’s Defense of Muslim Ban is Out of Step with Americans

Following a filing by the Department of Justice to an appeals court weighing President Trump’s Muslim ban, Naureen Shah, director…

February 6, 2017

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Trump’s Muslim Ban is Indefensible

Following a federal court ruling against an immediate reinstatement of President Trump’s Muslim ban, Eric Ferrero, Amnesty International USA spokesman,…

February 5, 2017