Our @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social team recently tracked the first deportation flight to Venezuela since the devastating earthquakes. We are deeply concerned that these flights have resumed, bringing people, many of whom are seeking asylum, to a place where their lives and safety are at extreme risk.

First deportation flight reaches Venezuela after deadly earthquakes as activists criticize move

Flight 165 returned 147 Venezuelans deported from the United States, even as families continue searching for migrants missing after the previous deportation flight.

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A small (14-seat) Talon jet that departed Alexandria, LA this morning has just landed in Bangor, ME, likely to refuel before carrying out a deportation. We are monitoring this flight and will add updates to this thread.

Since February 2022, nearly 2,000 cultural heritage sites & over 2,500 cultural infrastructure facilities have been deliberately damaged or destroyed across Ukraine. In a new blog post, @dooleydooley.bsky.social sheds light on these devastating attacks. www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/russ...

“Limited access to asylum at the U.S.- Mexico border places people directly in harm's way and creates an environment in which organized crime profits off people seeking safety." Read our full statement about our participation in the 196th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

In an article for @irishnews.com, @humanrightsfirst.org's @suchitauppal.bsky.social and @cajni.bsky.social's Shannon Doherty write about the targeting of those supporting immigrant communities in Northern Ireland, and the immediate steps that authorities must take to protect them.

How those who help migrants are also targeted by racists

Lawyers, community workers, anti-racism activists, landlords and others serving migrants have faced death threats, arson threats, online harassment and abuse

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Since August 2025, more than 30,600 asylum cases have been pretermitted, or summarily dismissed, on the basis of Asylum Cooperative Agreements. These pretermissions have devastating consequences for people seeking safety, throwing them into limbo and precarity. Read more our latest report.

Good to see @belfasttelegraph.co.uk cover @humanrightsfirst.org report on the targeting of lawyers & others supporting immigrant and asylum seekers communities in Northern Ireland @clairemullaly.bsky.social @louthforever.bsky.social #speirgorm www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Immigration lawyers becoming the target of threats and abuse, new report claims

Online directory had to be removed following last month’s violence

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Across Ukraine, local volunteers are responding to the war by providing essential services to their communities. Activists in Kharkiv are creating safe spaces for children to meet, learn & play. Read more in our latest blog post by @dooleydooley.bsky.social www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/khar...

Children do not belong in detention. They belong with their families, in their communities, and free. Thank you to the @demwomencaucus.bsky.social and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for exposing the conditions facing children and families at Dilley. #EndFamilyDetention #ShutDownDilley

On the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, we call on "States around the world to reaffirm their commitments to the protection of people at risk of persecution, and reject policies & practices that endanger their lives." Read our full statement.

Today, the UK Supreme Court ruled that the Bahraini government can be held to account for hacking laptops of people in Britain. This is a landmark ruling against state impunity. Read more from @humanrightsfirst.org's @dooleydooley.bsky.social & @suchitauppal.bsky.social

‼️ICE Air flight (AWI7526) is en-route & sched to arrive in Marigot, Dominica at 14:13 ET. This marks the 1st deportation flight to Dominica since at least 2020, and is highly likely the 1st forced third country flight to the country since the agreement was announced in Dec 2025

Migrant rights groups across Northern Ireland are being targeted by far-right organisations, according to a new report by @humanrightsfirst.org. Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the threats and intimidation

Groups supporting migrants in Northern Ireland face harassment and intimidation

Some organisations said they no longer publicly advertise their services as a result of the targeting

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Osgur Breatnach’s conviction for 1976 Sallins train robbery finally declared a miscarriage of justice - his case was featured in our Bitter Legacy report on State impunity. A public inquiry should be set up @finucanecentre.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org #speirgorm www.rte.ie/news/2026/07...

Sallins conviction declared miscarriage of justice

The wrongful conviction of Osgur Breatnach for the Sallins train robbery half a century ago has now been declared a miscarriage of justice.

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This week, ICE Flight Monitor @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social released its June 2026 report, delivering data to shine a light on the abuses of the Trump administration's cruel and lawless detention and deportation campaign.

Today we joined 100+ international law experts, leading advocates, and civil society organizations to urge the U.S. State Department to withdraw its policy to dismantle the International Criminal Court and refrain from actions that undermine its independence.

In Northern Ireland, lawyers, community workers, & advocates who support migrants are being targeted by far-right groups. Our new report out today, “Locals Only,” details these threats. @cdsherrard.bsky.social @amanda.ie @finucanecentre.bsky.social www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/new-...

We condemn the @state-department.bsky.social's escalating campaign to weaken the International Criminal Court and urge other countries to reject this blatant attempt to bully the world into turning its back on this vital institution for justice. www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

We mourn the passing of our esteemed Chair Emeritus William D. Zabel, a lifelong human rights champion who chaired our Board for 20+ years, wrote the ACLU's brief in Loving v. Virginia, and built the pro bono network that powers our asylum work today. www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

146 Venezuelans were removed by ICE on June 24. Hours later, earthquakes struck their coast. Their fate remains unknown. 138 flights. 25,183 Venezuelans removed under this administration. We're calling for a halt to removals and reinstated TPS. Read here: www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/many...

The Supreme Court just affirmed: birthright citizenship is not negotiable. We welcome this win — but grieve that defending a 150-year-old constitutional right against this admin's bigotry was ever necessary. Read our statement: www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/huma...

@mutasima.bsky.social and I got tired of successive new rounds of U.S. targeted sanctions that focus on the Colombian mercenaries supporting Sudan's brutal RSF -- yet fail to touch or even reference the Emirati players who have repeatedly been shown to be providing those mercenaries to the RSF.

Fiber-optic drones are changing the war in Ukraine. Because they can't be easily jammed, they're reshaping tactics and raising questions about civilian protection and accountability. Read Senior Advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social's latest analysis: www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/how-...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled against asylum seekers and TPS holders in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado and Mullin v. Doe. Congress must act. Write to your representatives now: humanrightsfirst.quorum.us/campaign/bb1...

Tell Congress: Save Asylum and TPS Holders Now

The Supreme Court just dealt two devastating blows to immigrant families. Congress must act.

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@humanrightsfirst.org 's ICE Flight Monitor May 2026 report reveals record levels of ICE Air deportation flights, an expansion of forced third country transfers, & continued high shuffle flight volumes. See May’s key findings here: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-fl…

ICE Flight Monitor@iceflightmonitor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

May overview: IFM warns that these trends represent an unprecedented escalation of immigration enforcement with serious human rights implications. Federal courts have already found many of these practices unlawful. They endanger vulnerable people & erode democratic accountability

How fibre optic drones threaten humanitarian activists here at the eastern front of the war on Ukraine www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/how-... @zsk.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @siobhanogrady.bsky.social @fulelo.bsky.social

(1/3) @humanrightsfirst.org 's ICE Flight Monitor May 2026 report is out now. Highlights from the report are included below. Read the full report here: www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

With the upcoming Illicit Finance Summit, the UK should take the lead on actions to hold corrupt elites accountable for kleptocracy that has impoverished the people of the #Congo.

Human Rights First@humanrightsfirst.org · last mo.

Today, we and Sassoufit Collective called on the UK government to impose targeted sanctions against two members of Congo-Brazzaville’s ruling Sassou Nguesso family for allegedly embezzling public funds and laundering them into U.S. real estate. www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/ahea...

Today, we and Sassoufit Collective called on the UK government to impose targeted sanctions against two members of Congo-Brazzaville’s ruling Sassou Nguesso family for allegedly embezzling public funds and laundering them into U.S. real estate. www.humanrightsfirst.org/library/ahea...

On #WorldRefugeeDay, we honor the courage of people like Viktoriia and her family, whom we had the privilege of meeting through our work. Today, our most profound wish for the people we work with is that they do not have to be courageous, that they are welcomed, and can rebuild their lives in ease.