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Special Message from Layli: Tahirih’s Next Chapter
February 3rd, 2021This marks my 20th year as CEO of Tahirih and, with great pride for the past and enthusiasm for a new future, I have decided that it will be my last.
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North Carolina lawmakers want to stop 14-year-olds from marrying
February 1st, 2021The News & Observer reported on a new bill that was introduced in the North Carolina legislature to better protect minors from the harms of child marriage.
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Tahirih Statement on “Remain in Mexico” Suspension
January 21st, 2021Yesterday, the administration announced a suspension of “Remain in Mexico,” a policy implemented nearly two years ago that has forced more than 70,000 individuals to wait in Mexico as their […]
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Tahirih Statement on New Administration’s Immigration Bill and Executive Orders
January 20th, 2021Today, the new administration proposed the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, a sweeping immigration bill that includes provisions to restore asylum and humanitarian protections for individuals fleeing unimaginable persecution, including […]
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Immigration Groups Challenge Rule ‘Eviscerating’ Asylum
January 15th, 2021Law360 reported on the Tahirih Justice Center and Ayuda’s joint lawsuit to challenge sweeping asylum regulations that would eliminate gender-based asylum and protections for gang-related persecution.
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Tahirih Denounces Recertification of Matter of A-B- Opinion
January 15th, 2021Yesterday, the Acting Attorney General issued a new opinion on Matter of A-B-, yet again cruelly attacking immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence seeking asylum. The policies of the […]
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Tahirih and Ayuda File Lawsuit Challenging Sweeping Regulations That Would End Asylum
January 15th, 2021Yesterday, the Tahirih Justice Center and Ayuda filed a lawsuit challenging the outgoing administration’s sweeping regulations that would overturn U.S. asylum law. Finalized in December 2020, the rule would make […]