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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
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Executive Order on Police Does Not Address Problems in the Criminal Justice System
President Trump today signed an executive order calling for new federal penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers. Amnesty International…
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 International USA Reacts to Ninth Circuit Arguments Regarding Muslim Ban
“The Trump administration is claiming absolute power to assault human rights in the name of security,” said Naureen Shah, director…
February 8, 2017
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Amnesty International to Newly Confirmed Attorney General: Your Duty is To Uphold the Law, and We Will Hold You Accountable
Despite efforts by civil rights and human rights groups to delay his confirmation, Senator Jeff Sessions was confirmed today as…
February 8, 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