New Study on the Misuse of Antiterrorism Laws on Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Human Rights First, a non-partisan group based in New York and Washington, DC, issued a study finding that U.S. antiterrorism laws are being applied so strictly that thousands of refugees who fled persecution in their home countries and appear to pose no threat to the United States have had their asylum and immigration applications denied or indefinitely delayed, according to a report released Wednesday.

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