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New immigration rules would shuffle Central American migrants around region
November 19th, 2019The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the administration’s latest asylum restrictions, sending asylum seekers back to countries in the Northern Triangle.
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From the Desk of Lynn Pearson
October 25th, 2019Meet Tahirih Atlanta Senior Staff Attorney, Lynn Pearson.
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Trump Tried To Stop Migrants From Receiving Important Public Health Benefits, These Three Judges Just Blocked Him
October 17th, 2019Mitú reported on the temporary injunction issued by federal judges in three states – New York, California, and Washington– against the administration’s public charge rule, which would make it harder for some immigrants to receive a green card if they have used a range of public benefits.
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Federal Judges Temporarily Block Public Charge Rule, but Public Health Worries Persist
October 16th, 2019The Texas Observer reported on the consequences of the “public charge” rule, which would make it harder for certain immigrants to receive a green card if they have used a range of public benefits, like Medicaid, SNAP, and housing programs.
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What Survivors of Gender-Based Violence are Facing at the Border
October 15th, 2019Casey Swegman, Tahirih Forced Marriage Project Manager, authored a piece on the challenges survivors of gender-based violence encounter when they seek asylum.
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Trump’s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence
October 10th, 2019Truthout reported on the impact the public charge rule would have on low-income immigrants who remain in abusive situations due to the uncertainty created by the new policy.
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‘A Defining Story of Our Time’: The Film-Maker Giving a Face to Family Separation
October 10th, 2019The Guardian featured an HBO documentary released in October called, Torn Apart: Separated at the Border, recounting the stories of two mothers being separated during the family separation crisis at the southern border in 2018.