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North Carolina lawmakers want to stop 14-year-olds from marrying
The 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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N.C. lawmakers propose bill to raise marriage age to 18
WSCS 5 reported on North Carolina lawmakers’ proposed companion bills that would raise the state’s minimum marriage age from 14 to 18 in an effort to stop child marriages. Casey […]
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Tahirih Statement on “Remain in Mexico” Suspension
Yesterday, 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
Today, 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
Law360 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
Yesterday, 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
Yesterday, 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
The 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’
In 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 […]
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Trump Admin. Revives Migrant Transit Ban After Court Block
Richard Caladrone, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, speaks about the administration’s final version of the transit asylum ban, which bars anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited […]