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District Judge Says Child Detention Must End Now
July 24th, 2015Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.
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Meet Our Houston 2015 Courageous Voice Honoree
July 18th, 2015Born into an oppressive household, Leila suffered severe abuse, including a life-threatening female genital mutilation, at the hands of her family from a very young age. She found an ally in her older brother, and, together, they fought for Leila’s right to pursue higher education and decide whether, when, and whom to marry.
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New Freedom for Survivors in Detention
July 17th, 2015After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?
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A Survivor Rebuilds Her Shattered World
July 9th, 2015“There was nowhere safe in my country for me,” she says. “I fought for 12 years.” Read Camille’s remarkable story of survival.
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Paying the Highest Price: The Children of Our Border Project
June 7th, 2015Take a moment to learn more about the children of our Border Project on a special day to commemorate child victims around the world.
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Staff Spotlight: Libby Hasse, Equal Justice Works Fellow
April 29th, 2015The first immigration case that I worked on in law school was a gender-based asylum case. My client was the strongest person that I had ever met.
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Lack of Judges Leaves Clients in Limbo
April 15th, 2015A severe backlog of immigration cases, combined with a shortage of judges, is delaying justice for Tahirih clients.