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Advocates want an eviction grace period. Houston’s mayor won’t put it on the council agenda
July 29th, 2020Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Policy and Advocacy Manager in Houston, spoke to the Houston Chronicle on how the eviction crisis has impacted immigrant survivors and the urgent need for a grace […]
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Stand with Survivors to Save Asylum
July 9th, 2020In this op-ed, Morgan Weibel, Executive Director of Tahirih SF Bay Area, writes about the most recent proposed regulations that would decimate the asylum system and eliminate gender-based asylum. Weibel […]
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From the Desk of Sophie Leveille
July 8th, 2020Tahirih’s development team builds meaningful relationships with advocates and connects with supporters to educate them about the impact of our work. Their support and resources enable us to provide free […]
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Federal court strikes down Trump’s ‘third country’ asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border
July 3rd, 2020Judge Kelly overturned the administration’s transit asylum ban, striking yet another legal blow to the administration’s restrictive immigration policies. Tahirih was part of the lawsuit challenging this illegal policy and […]
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Judge deals setback to key Trump policy limiting asylum
July 1st, 2020This article highlights the victory in Tahirih’s lawsuit challenging the transit asylum ban, which barred anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited exceptions. The lawsuit […]
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Undocumented Survivors Have Long Lived in Limbo. COVID-19 Is Making It Worse
June 27th, 2020Isabela Dias of Truthout reported on the significant delays that immigrant survivors face on pending cases for legal relief. Julie Carpenter, Tahirih Senior Litigation Counsel, spoke to Dias about Tahirih’s […]
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If Americans believe in freedom from lockdown, they should start here
June 17th, 2020This opinion piece from CNN covers the story of Tahirih Atlanta client Danilo, an asylum seeker who was detained by ICE for over a year and separated from his husband […]