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Human Rights First: NGO Letter Urging DHS to Reject Use of Expedited Removal Targeted News Service To: Hon. 301 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) to reject the use of expedited removal and immigration detention as it ends policies that effectively eliminated humanitarian protections at the border in violation of U.S. law and treaty obligations. We reiterate our call for the administration to swiftly end dangerous and illegal expulsions under Title 42 and other policies that block and turn away people seeking U.S. refugee p...

INDIA New England News Harvard Kennedy School Associate Professor Maya Sen discusses her research into the political leanings of lawyers and argues why it is perfectly normal for attorneys hired by special counsel Robert Mueller to have donated to Democrats. She is pictured outside of HKS at Harvard University. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer By Alvin Powell and Colleen Walsh Harvard Staff Writers/The Harvard Gazette Pesident Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a call for national unity, devoting much of his inaugural address not to the policies and programs to come, but t...

President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a call for national unity, devoting much of his inaugural address not to the policies and programs to come, but to the “uncivil war” that Americans must put behind them to tackle their myriad national challenges. The Inauguration of Biden as the 46th president and of Kamala Harris as the first woman, African American, and Asian American vice president took place before a sparse, masked crowd and amid heavy security, both vivid reminders of two major challenges ahead: the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed 400,000 Americans, and angry opposition acros...

That’s about to change. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. has vowed to roll out a far-reaching overhaul of federal immigration laws Wednesday, his Inauguration Day. Though experts and advocates said they are hopeful that Biden’s reforms will ease legal restrictions on immigration, they noted that institutional change will require more time. Harvard administrators, including University President Lawrence S. Bacow, have publicly challenged Trump’s immigration policy over the past four years through letters, lobbying, and lawsuits. Experts agree that higher education leaders, ca...

The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program filed a lawsuit in federal court in December on behalf of four immigrant rights organizations against the Trump administration’s proposed, sweeping changes to asylum rules. The rule changes — which are set to take effect Jan. 11 — would significantly limit the ability for asylum seekers, including those who are escaping persecution, to gain protection in the United States. The defendants named in the suit — which include the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies — have a...