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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 […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging Work Permit Bars for Asylum Seekers
December 23rd, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging two Department of Homeland Security rules that will deny people seeking asylum access to a work permit. Finalized in June 2020, the […]
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The obvious solution to Houston’s housing crisis: ‘Just cease all evictions’
December 21st, 2020In this article by Scalawag Magazine, Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, speaks about the specific vulnerabilities that immigrant survivors face during the eviction crisis. Read more […]