-
From the Desk of Jade Atkins
August 27th, 2019Meet Tahirih Bay Area’s Development and Special Events Manager, Jade Atkins.
-
Trump’s ‘public charge’ policy shows lack of empathy on green card holders
August 27th, 2019USA Today published a Letter to the Editor from advocate and former Tahirih client Aicha Abdoulaye Mahaman, criticizing the administration’s inhumane “public charge” policy.
-
Raising the Next Generation of Allies
August 23rd, 2019With a new school year just around the corner, there’s much learning to look forward to and not all of that will come from textbooks. Aside from the basic mathematics, […]
-
Detaining Migrants Indefinitely
August 22nd, 2019In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Tahirih Senior Immigration Policy Counsel, Irena Sullivan, responded to the administration’s move to detain migrant families indefinitely while they wait for their asylum cases to move forward.
-
Trump Faces Long-Shot Bid to Jail Migrant Families Indefinitely
August 22nd, 2019Bloomberg quoted Tahirih Senior Immigration Policy Counsel, Irena Sullivan, in an article about the administration’s plan to change a rule regarding how long migrant families may be detained for.
-
Rulings warrant block on Trump asylum policy, groups say
August 22nd, 2019Law360 reported on several immigrant advocacy groups’ efforts to block the administration’s recent policy that would bar most migrants from applying for asylum at the southern border, with limited exceptions.
-
Trump administration moves to extend detention times for immigrant families
August 21st, 2019Tahirih Bay Area Executive Director Morgan Weibel commented on the administration’s move to extend detention times for immigrant families, as well as its overall policy of deterrence.