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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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Trump’s New Asylum Policy Doesn’t Help Our System
June 19th, 2020Archi Pyati, Tahirih Chief of Policy and Communications, writes a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal on the new asylum regulations proposed by the administration.
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Celebrate Juneteenth
June 18th, 2020June 19, or Juneteenth, is the oldest known celebration of Black freedom from slavery. On this day we celebrate the realities and aspirations of liberty and justice for all. Tahirih […]
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‘Racism is a public health crisis’: COVID-19 and racial disparity
June 17th, 2020WFAA, Dallas’s leading local news outlet, quotes Tahirih Houston Policy & Advocacy Manager, Guadalupe Fernandez, on racism and how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming communities of color. Racial injustice […]
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Trump Administration Proposes Rules To Sharply Restrict Asylum Claims
June 11th, 2020In this article, NPR quotes the Tahirih Justice Center on the newest asylum regulations proposed by the administration. If implemented, the regulations would effectively shut down the asylum system.
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Tahirih Condemns New Proposed Regulations That Aim to End Asylum
June 10th, 2020Today, the administration proposed regulations that aim to overturn U.S. asylum law, making it effectively impossible for people fleeing persecution to obtain protection in the United States. Read Tahirih’s full statement here.
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Letter of Solidarity from the Immigrant Justice Movement
June 4th, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center joined more than 400 immigrant justice organizations and ally groups to express our solidarity with Black communities. Read the full text of the letter below: […]