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Posts tagged Policy Advocacy
  • Proposed Bills in Texas Will Further Harm Immigrant Communities

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    April 11th, 2023

    Several bills that would create an exceptionally harsh system of deterrence and punishment for immigrants and asylum seekers in need of protection are being considered by the Texas state legislature. If passed, these bills would lead to criminalization, imprisonment, or expulsion back to dangerous conditions that survivors of violence originally fled when coming the U.S. seeking safety.

  • Agreement Between U.S. and Canada Erodes Access to Protection from Vulnerable Asylum Seekers

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    March 29th, 2023

    Last week, the U.S. and Canadian governments expanded their 2002 “safe third country” agreement to allow both countries to expel vulnerable people seeking asylum who have crossed the countries’ shared border in between ports of entry. The expansion of the deal was negotiated in secret a year ago and became effective just three days after its announcement on March 25.

  • As advocates push for child marriage bans, some states resist

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    March 17th, 2023

    The Washington Post reporter, Kimberly Kindy, interviewed Tahirih’s public policy experts on child marriage in U.S. You can read the full article here.

  • CBP One App May Do More Harm Than Good for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

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    March 15th, 2023

    Senior Litigation Counsel at the Tahirih Justice Center, Rachel Sheridan, explains why the CBP One App is problematic for survivors of violence seeking asylum.

  • Tahirih Condemns Possible Reinstatement of Family Detention

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    March 7th, 2023

    The recent reported news by the New York Times alerting that the Administration is considering reinstating family detention is shameful and a complete travesty of President Biden’s promises.

  • Wyoming Takes Steps to Limit Child Marriage

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    February 28th, 2023

    After several years of efforts, Wyoming has taken action to protect children by limiting child marriage in the state. House Bill 7 does not ban child marriage but is an important first step toward ending child marriage in the state. Until this year, Wyoming had no minimum age under which minors could not be married and allowed older minors to marry with nothing more than parental permission.  

  • Tahirih Explains: “Asylum Ban” Rule – It is Both a Transit Ban and an Entry Ban

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    February 24th, 2023

    BACKGROUND  On February 23, the Department of Homeland Security formally issued a proposed rule that would make most people seeking safety at the southern U.S. land border ineligible for asylum. […]