Erin Hustings

Erin Hustings, JD, is PHR's Asylum Advocacy Associate. Prior to coming to PHR, she has been Policy Counsel/Fellow at the National Partnership for Women and Families, Fellow at Women's Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program, Law Clerk at US District Court, District of Maryland and Special Assistant and Legal Affairs Consultant at Global Fund for Children.

New Immigration Legislation Would Allow for Indefinite Detention

As the US immigration detention web rapidly expands, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) continues to document the existence of numerous problems within the system that harm and sometimes kill detainees.  Inability to meet the advanced and chronic health care needs of survivors of persecution, dangerous disregard for ethical obligations, and the overuse of solitary confinement [...]