... “Since the early days of this presidency, human rights and the rule of law have been under attack. As the president speaks on the state of the union tonight, thousands of asylum-seekers and refugees face threats of violence and death because the United States has disregarded the law and abrogated its responsibility as a human rights leader.
“The latest expansion of the xenophobic and discriminatory Muslim ban separates Americans from their families and leaves those seeking safety with fewer options. We call on members of Congress to support the No Ban Act and end this policy which misuses national security as a cover for racism.
“A year into the cruel policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border towns, we at Human Rights First have documented more than 800 cases of violence, rape, kidnapping and assault of asylum-seekers waiting for their day in court. And the U.S. government continues to push the fiction that Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are ‘safe third countries;’ an assertion that we, along with others, are taking to court.
“We urgently ask Congress and the American people to remember the values, including respect for the rule of law, that allowed the United States to be an international leader in the past. Only by returning to these values to our policies can we lead again" ...
https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/press-release/state-union-address-human-rights-first-calls-respect-rule-law
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