Chairman Peters, Ranking Member Portman, and esteemed members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this critical discussion on examining white supremacist violence in the ...

WHAT IS XENOPHOBIA & ANTI-IMMIGRANT EXTREMISM? Xenophobia and anti-immigrant extremism perpetuate the idea that immigrants, or people who are perceived to be “foreign” or “outsiders,” threaten America ...

John Brennan, CIA Director. “The prison at Guantánamo Bay undermines our national security, and our nation will be more secure the day when that prison is finally and responsibly closed. For all of ...

Today, on the anniversary of the day when the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty was approved, we asked our Senior Director of Accountability Adam Keith some questions about the ICC, its ...

Yearly cost to U.S. taxpayers of a prisoner in a maximum security federal prison: Approximately $78,000. Yearly cost to hold each detainee at Guantánamo: More than $10 million. Annual cost to operate ...

Washington, D.C. — In March 2026, overall U.S. immigration enforcement flights reached a record high of 1,794, a 122% increase over March 2025, according to Human Rights First’s latest ICE Flight ...

In a world where information is power, the erosion of press freedom strikes at the core of democracy itself. In 2024, the fight for truth has never been more crucial, and the stakes have never been ...

On February 23, 2023, the Biden administration published a proposed rule that would illegally ban many refugees from seeking asylum in the United States and deprive refugees of the ability to reunite ...

Washington D.C.— In response to surging malnutrition-related deaths and famine-like conditions in Gaza, Human Rights First condemns sustained Israeli government restrictions on desperately needed food ...

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics, that are legally ...

Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics, that are legally ...

Washington, D.C. — Human Rights First and RAICES today released a new joint report, “A New Era of ICE Family Prisons,” exposing the pervasive abuses against families and children in the custody of the ...