Executive Summary Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass ...

A new report released today by ICE Flight Monitor, housed at Human Rights First, reveals that August 2025 marked a ...

Human Rights First welcomes today’s verdict of a Polish court to acquit five activists—known as the “Hajnówka Five”—who had ...

When Hamid’s plan to join his wife, Zahra, in the United States was upended by the fall of Kabul, it took an entire community ...

By Kaylee Rawlins, Communications Intern This guest post does not necessarily reflect the views or expertise of Human Rights ...

At the end of the last session of their trial in a Białystok court today, the ordeal for five Human Rights Defenders in ...

Human Rights First condemns the arrest of U.S. war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II and of this administration’s broader crackdown on Americans’ right to dissent. Mavalwalla II, a former army sergeant who ...

Human Rights First is proud to honor Cristosal with the 2025 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award in recognition of the organization’s unwavering commitment to justice, accountability, and the defense ...

Human Rights First has researched and documented the impacts of the asylum ban, heightened screening standards, and deportation in reports from July and October 2023. The current discussion of U.S.

This briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the United States’ (U.S.), United Kingdom’s (UK), European Union ...

On the first day of the Trump-Vance Administration, the President issued a host of anti-immigrant and -refugee Executive Orders that undermine our national security, tarnish our global reputation, and ...

Our efforts include Project: Afghan Legal Assistance (PALA), where attorneys can help with legal resettlement issues, and the Evacuate Our Allies coalition, which advocates for protections for at-risk ...