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President Trump’s Proposed Budget is a Minefield for Human Rights
In response to President Trump’s proposed federal budget, Amnesty International USA’s executive director, Margaret Huang, released the following statement:
March 16, 2017
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Amnesty International USA: Court Ruling Shows New Refugee Order is More of the Same Hateful Bigotry
Following a ruling by a federal judge in Wisconsin temporarily blocking President Trump’s revised Muslim ban from applying to a…
March 11, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Launches Campaign to Free Young Children and Mothers Detained by ICE for Over 500 Days
Amnesty International USA is launching a campaign today urging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to release several families with young…
March 10, 2017
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Amnesty International Launches Day of Action to Repeal Trump’s Muslim Ban on March 7
Amnesty International USA will mobilize its 1.2 million members and supporters across the country today to oppose President Trump’s new…
March 7, 2017
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Amnesty International USA Endorses National Women’s Strike, Set for March 8
Amnesty International USA today announced that it is endorsing and supporting “A Day Without A Woman,” a day of strike…
March 2, 2017
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Young Mother with Brain Tumor Will Be Released from ICE Detention
Sara Beltran Hernandez, a 26-year-old mother who fled violence in El Salvador and has been detained by Immigration and Customs…
March 2, 2017
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Amnesty International USA on New Executive Order: Same Hate and Fear, New Packaging
In response to a replacement executive order banning travel to the U.S. from six Muslim-majority countries, Margaret Huang, executive director…
March 1, 2017
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Congress Must Reject Trump’s Insistence on Writing Bigotry into Policy
Following President Trump’s remarks before a joint session of Congress this evening, Amnesty International USA executive director Margaret Huang issued…
February 28, 2017
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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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Amnesty International Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Duane Buck Death Penalty Case
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling granting a new sentencing hearing to Duane Buck based on evidence of racial bias in…
February 22, 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