Issues

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Newsletter

Human Rights Observer 2024, volume 36, issue 1

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Report

Immigration Court Observation Project Issue Brief: Unaccompanied Children

Monday, October 24, 2022

Report

Seeking Release from Immigration Custody

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Tool or Factsheet

Understanding Immigration Bonds

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Report

Witness to Immigration Court: Stakeholder Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Tool or Factsheet

Factsheet: How to Immigrate to the United States

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Tool or Factsheet

Factsheet: The Rights of Migrants

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Learning about Human Migration from Butterflies. Grades K-2

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Fleeing for Your Life. Grades 6-8

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Migrants in the Media. Grades 9-12

Thursday, July 1, 2021

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Traveling Suitcases. Grades 3-5

Monday, March 1, 2021

Report

Immigration Detention and COVID-19: Illuminating Human Rights Concerns in Minnesota Jails

Monday, February 1, 2021

Report

A View into Immigration Court

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Manual

Immigration Practice Deskbook

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Report

Direct from Immigration Court: Human Rights Defender Project Report on Court Observations

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Report

Bearing Witness in the Moment: Report from the Immigration Court Observation Project

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Tool or Factsheet

Understanding Your Right to an Attorney in Immigration Court

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Tool or Factsheet

Entendiendo tu derecho a un abogado en la Corte de Inmigracion

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Manual

Gender-Based Asylum Claims in the Wake of Matter of A-B- A Supplement for Practice in the Eighth Circuit

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Protocol

Labor Trafficking Protocol Guidelines: Identifying and Responding to Victims of Labor Trafficking 24 Years Old and Under

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Classroom Resource

Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project Lesson Plans

Friday, January 1, 2016

Report

Asking the Right Questions: A Human Rights Approach to Ending Trafficking and Exploitation in the Workplace

Monday, April 1, 2013

Report

Moving from Exclusion to Belonging: Immigrant Rights in Minnesota Today

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Classroom Resource

Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America - A Teaching Guide for Grade 8 through Adult

Friday, June 1, 2012

Classroom Resource

Rights Sites News: The Rights of Refugees

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Tool or Factsheet

Factsheet: Talking Immigration

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Manual

Volunteer Interpreter Training Manual

Friday, January 1, 2010

Report

Liberia is Not Ready

Friday, January 1, 2010

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Voices of Iraqi Refugees - Making a Connection

Friday, January 1, 2010

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Voices of Iraqi Refugees - Visualizing Iraq

Friday, January 1, 2010

Classroom Resource

Lesson Plan: Voices of Iraqi Refugees - Iraqi Voices

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Classroom Resource

Rights Sites News: Immigration Edition

Friday, June 1, 2007

Training

Journey to Safety: The Battered Immigrant Woman’s Experience

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Report

Voices from Silence: Personal Accounts of the Long-term Impact of 9/11

Friday, December 10, 2004

Report

The Government Response to Domestic Violence Against Refugee and Immigrant Women in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metropolitan Area: A Human Rights Report

Friday, May 1, 1992

Report

Shame in the House of Saud: Contempt for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tuesday, January 1, 1991

Report

Hidden from View: Human Rights Conditions in the Krome Detention Center

Thursday, January 1, 1987

Report

Oakdale Detention Center: The First Year of Operation

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Press Release

The Advocates Condemns US Government’s Decision to Strip Legal Representation from Immigrant Children

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Action, In Brief

Urgent Action: Protect Our Communities From Federal Overreach

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Post

The Advocates Condemns Harmful Day One Announcements from the Trump Administration

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Post

It’s Time to Fight for Our Values on Immigration

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Post

It’s Time to Fight for Our Values on Immigration

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Post

Fall 2024 House Parties Wrap Up

Monday, November 11, 2024
Post

Today. Tomorrow. Always.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Post

The Advocates Signs on to Letter Opposing the No Bailouts for Sanctuary Cities Act

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Post

Cancel DHS Use of AI Technologies for Immigration Enforcement and Adjudication by December 1, 2024

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Post

200+ Organizations Have Signed Onto a Letter Urging the USCIS To Eliminate the Work Permit Backlog

Friday, July 19, 2024
Post

The Importance of Pro Bono Work - The Advocast

Thursday, July 11, 2024

The Biden Administration Continues to Target Asylum

Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Post

Pride in Our Work and Those We Serve

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Post

LGBTIQA+ Client Story: Willie

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Press Release

AHR Welcomes Announced Immigration Policies; Continues to Call on the U.S. to Respect Migrant Rights

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Post

Newswire: Upcoming Events from The Advocates and More! - May 2024

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Post

Reflecting on the Immigration Court Observation Project

Monday, April 15, 2024
Post

Update from Geneva & New York, Upcoming CLEs, and more!

Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Post

On the Ground at the UN

Monday, March 4, 2024
Post

End solitary confinement in ICE detention

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Post

Immigration Politics - The Advocast

Thursday, February 8, 2024

The North STAR Act - A Minnesota that is Safer for Immigrants is Safer for All of Us

Monday, February 5, 2024
Action

TAKE ACTION: Call on Congress to VOTE NO on the Border Supplemental

Sunday, February 4, 2024
Press Release

The Advocates Calls for "No" Vote on Anti-Immigrant Policies

Monday, January 29, 2024
Press Release

AHR Denounces the Biden Administration’s Ongoing Efforts to Negotiate Away Migrant Rights

Friday, January 12, 2024
Post

Anti-Immigrant Policies: A Bar to Stopping Child and Migrant Labor Exploitation

Monday, December 11, 2023
Press Release

The Advocates for Human Rights Condemns Abandonment of Commitment to Migrant Rights by Congress

Friday, December 8, 2023
Action

URGENT: Take Action to Save Asylum

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Post

Joint Statement on Asylum Negotiations

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Press Release

The Advocates for Human Rights Strongly Opposes Efforts that Barter with Human Rights

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Post

The Advocates' Afghan Legal Clinic Receives Award from Minnesota DHS

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Post

Death Penalty, U.S. Human Rights Record Take Center Stage in Geneva

Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Post

New Report Details Due Process Failures for Kids in Immigration Court

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Post

The Advocates Launches New Training Initiative: Trauma-Informed Lawyering

Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Moving from Exclusion to Belonging: Immigrant Rights in Minnesota Today (2014)

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: Liberia is Not Ready (2010)

Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Post

Human Rights Groups Urge President Biden to Halt Use and Defense of Asylum Ban Policy

Monday, July 17, 2023
Action

Take Action for Afghan Adjustment Act

Friday, July 14, 2023
Press Release

Advocates Call for Passage, Not Political Games, with Reintroduction of Afghan Adjustment Act

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Press Release

Biden Administration announces plan to publish asylum ban regulations

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Post

2023 Spring House Parties Wrap Up

Monday, April 3, 2023
Post

Advocates Archive: The Immigration Court Observation Project (2017)

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Post

For Unaccompanied Children, Immigration Legal Representation Matters

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Press Release

The Advocates Welcomes Introduction of the New Way Forward Bill

Friday, March 17, 2023
Post

Beyond the Headlines: Child Migrant Labor

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Press Release

The Advocates Condemns Reported Biden Administration Plans to Reinstate Family Detention

Friday, March 3, 2023
Post

The Advocates Comments on Proposed USCIS Fee Changes

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Action

Take Action Against The Asylum Ban

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Post

After 20 years Minnesota poised to restore driver's licenses for all

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Newswire February 2023: Huge Legislative Updates, Spring House Parties, Trainings & More!

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Post

Partnerships Expand Access to Immigration Justice

Friday, January 6, 2023
Press Release

AHR Calls on Biden Admin. to Ensure Proposed Border Policies Fully Comply with Legal Obligations

Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Action

This session, Minnesota needs to restore driver's licenses for all

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Press Release

Congress’ Omission of Afghan Adjustment Act in Spending Bill Harms Our Communities 

Thursday, December 8, 2022
Profile

Measuring Victory One Life at a Time

Monday, November 28, 2022
Post

What does six years mean to you?

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Post

Human Rights Explained: Immigration Court & the Court Observation Project

Friday, November 4, 2022
Post

Do Not Send Haitians or Other Displaced People to Detention at Guantánamo Bay

Friday, August 26, 2022
Action

Join Us for Afghan Adjustment Act Virtual Congressional Advocacy Days

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates welcomes the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act

Friday, July 1, 2022
Profile

2022 Special Recognition Award: Fe y Justicia

Friday, June 24, 2022
Profile

2022 Volunteer Award Recipient: Ava Kelley

Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Post

There’s no #Pride in America’s Immigration System

Monday, May 23, 2022
Post

Dignity in Migration, Not Detention

Friday, May 20, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates Condemns Court Order Continuing Title 42

Monday, May 16, 2022
Post

Working for Welcome, Demanding Dignity for Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary People Seeking Asylum

Thursday, April 28, 2022
Action

Call on Congress to Protect Our Afghan Allies and Neighbors: Support the Afghan Adjustment Act

Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Action

Fairness To Freedom Campaign for Universal Representation

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Post

Rural Minnesota Asylum Access Clinics Build Partnerships and Power

Thursday, March 24, 2022
Post

Gender-Based Violence Drives, Thrives in Forced Migration

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Press Release

Temporary Protected Status No Substitute for Afghan Adjustment Act

Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Post

The Advocates Supports Legislation to Strengthen Accountability for Labor Trafficking in Minnesota

Thursday, February 24, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates Calls for Cessation of Hostilities, Respect for Human Rights in Ukraine

Thursday, February 10, 2022
Action

It's Past Time to #Welcome With Dignity

Monday, February 7, 2022
Press Release

The Advocates Welcomes Legislation to Create Independent Immigration Courts

Thursday, January 20, 2022
Post

The Advocates Submits Statement in House Hearing on Independent Immigration Courts

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Action

Take Action: Call on Congress to Eliminate Liberian Green Card Filing Deadline

Thursday, November 4, 2021
Post

The Advocates Joins Call on DHS to Prioritize Protection, Due Process in Immigration Enforcement

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Post

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Recap 2021: You Are Not Alone

Thursday, October 28, 2021
Post

The Advocates Submits Comments on Recent Proposed Asylum Rules

Friday, October 22, 2021
Action

TAKE ACTION: Call on Congress to Ensure Long-term Protections for our New Afghan Neighbors

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Post

The Advocates Signs on to Letter Condemning the Remain in Mexico Program

Monday, October 18, 2021
Post

The Advocates’ Afghan Legal Clinic: Week One

Monday, September 27, 2021
Post

The Advocates Joins Call for Accountability for Border Patrol Abuses in Del Rio, Texas

Friday, September 24, 2021
Post

Afghan Arrivals Need Legal Assistance

Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Press Release

The Advocates Condemns CBP Abuse of Haitians

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Post

T Visa Regulations - The Advocates for Human Rights Comment

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Action

Don't Trade Off Human Rights in Budget Reconciliation Immigration Negotiations

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Press Release

Supreme Court's Decision on MPP Leaves Asylum Seekers at Risk

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Post

Afghan Refugee Protection Priorities Must Include Women's Rights Defenders

Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Press Release

The Advocates Calls on President to Uphold Human Rights in Afghanistan Withdrawal

Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Action

US Must Ensure Clear Pathways for Afghans Seeking Protection

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Post

Biden Administration Must Act to Prevent Resumption of Remain in Mexico Policy

Thursday, August 12, 2021
Post

The Advocates Joins in Call for Effective Implementation of Liberian Immigration Program

Monday, August 9, 2021
Action

Comments on DHS Trafficking Victim Protection Regulations Due September 14

Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Press Release

The Advocates Joins #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign in Calling for End to Title 42

Thursday, July 22, 2021
Action

The Biden Admin must not use SCOTUS decision to justify arbitrary detention

Thursday, July 15, 2021
Profile

Supporting Asylum Seekers Holistically

Friday, July 9, 2021
Post

Pho sets the table to celebrate immigrant communities: A call for recipes

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Post

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies: A 2021 Don & Arvonne Fraser Human Rights Award Winner

Friday, June 18, 2021
Profile

The Stinson Rapid Response Regulation Team: A 2021 Volunteer Award Recipient

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Press Release

The Advocates Celebrates Decision to Restore Asylum Protections

Thursday, June 3, 2021
Profile

Blaise Masinga: The Journey to Regaining Self-Power

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Action

#WelcomeWithDignity Campaign to Transform Protection of People Forced to Flee

Friday, May 28, 2021
Press Release

The Advocates Condemns President Biden's Dedicated Docket Plan

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Post

The Advocates Welcomes House Passage of NO BAN Act

Sunday, April 18, 2021
Press Release

Disappointing Refugee Admissions Announcement by Biden Administration

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Action

The Advocates Supports the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act

Monday, March 29, 2021
Action

Call to #EndImmigrationDetention During COVID Pandemic Urgent

Thursday, March 25, 2021
Action

The Advocates Supports the GRACE Act

Monday, March 15, 2021
Post

7 Principles for Immigration Justice

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Post

New Report Documents Human Rights Failures in Minnesota Jails

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Profile

Man Persecuted for Promoting Northern Cameroon's Separation

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Press Release

New Report Documents Human Rights Failures in Minnesota Jails

Saturday, February 27, 2021
Action

2021 Minnesota Legislative Priorities

Thursday, February 25, 2021
Action

The Advocates Supports the NO BAN Act

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Action

The Advocates Supports the New Way Forward Act

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Post

The Advocates Welcomes First Steps, Calls for Sustained Commitment to Human Rights

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Press Release

New Vision for Immigration Policy Needed as Biden Administration Takes the Helm

Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Post

Asylum Seeker Encourages Pro Bono Attorneys, “We Can Do It"

Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Post

Why Forced Sterilization in Immigration Detention is a Bellwether for Human Rights Abuses

Thursday, October 1, 2020
Post

Despite Supreme Court Ruling, #NoMuslimBanEver

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Post

The New Price for Asylum

Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Post

The Advocates Submits Testimony Supporting COVID-19 Relief for All Minnesotans

Friday, May 8, 2020
Post

This is No Ordinary Mother’s Day

Thursday, April 23, 2020
Post

Volunteers Fight The Fight; Families Reunite

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Post

The Advocates For Human Rights Condemns President Trump’s Intention to Halt Immigration

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Post

Asylum Seekers Continue to Push for Change Abroad

Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Press Release

The Advocates for Human Rights Condemns President Trump’s Executive Order to Halt Immigration

Thursday, March 19, 2020
Post

The Advocates for Human Rights Condemns U.S. Move to Block Asylum Seekers

Sunday, December 29, 2019
Post

Understanding the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act

Friday, December 13, 2019
Press Release

The Advocates for Human Rights stands with Governor Tim Walz

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Post

Proposed Regulation Seeks to Remove Adjudication Deadline

Monday, September 2, 2019
Post

Make every day Labor Day

Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Post

Asylum Under Attack

Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Post

Sometimes the Stars Align

Friday, August 9, 2019
Post

My Dad Is A “Buddhist Dictator”?

Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Post

Understanding the Expansion of Expedited Removal

Friday, July 19, 2019
Post

New Asylum Bar Takes Effect

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Post

Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration

Thursday, December 6, 2018
Post

Freedom

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Post

Using Theatre to Discuss Immigration with Children

Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Post

Representing Women Seeking Asylum in the US: Gender-Based Persecution

Friday, August 31, 2018
Post

Protecting Victims: The Only Way to End Human Trafficking

Friday, June 22, 2018
Post

Dragging Us Back Decades in the Protection of Women’s Human Rights

Friday, June 15, 2018
Post

Why Sessions’ Ruling On Asylum Is So Devastating for Women Fleeing Domestic Violence

Friday, June 15, 2018
Post

“Zero-Tolerance” Policy, in Tearing Families Apart, is Inhumane and Illegal

Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Post

Welcome Home Series: English-Speaking Cameroonians Work to Highlight Human Rights Abuses

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Post

Take Action to End the Separation of Immigrant Families

Monday, April 16, 2018
Post

“I think I will go mad here”: Putting a Face on Immigration Detention

Thursday, December 21, 2017
Profile

What’s it like to be an Advocate for Human Rights? An interview with Courtnie Gore

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Post

Bringing stories of women and children fleeing violence to the international stage

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Post

Trafficking of Rohingya Refugees

Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Post

Preparing a Minor for an Asylum Interview: Five Challenges

Thursday, August 10, 2017
Post

New Curriculum Uses Personal Stories to Teach Immigration

Thursday, July 6, 2017
Post

Supreme Court orders reargument in indefinite detention case

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Post

This World Refugee Day, Take a Moment to Listen to Their Stories

Sunday, January 1, 2017
Post

Putting the Spotlight on Human Rights in the United States

Thursday, January 23, 2014
Profile

At 12 Years Old, He Lost His Family; As an Adult, He Gained Asylum

Friday, December 13, 2013
Profile

Oromo Rights Defender, Torture Survivor Flees to U.S.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Profile

Rape, Beatings Part of Woman's Persecution

Friday, July 6, 2012
Post

The Supreme Court in Arizona: Implications for Minnesota