-
Judge blocks asylum screening by border protection agents
Judge Leon in the District Court of the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the deportation of families and the use of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to screen […]
-
Judge Blocks Asylum Screening by Border Protection Agents
Judge Leon in the District Court of the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the deportation of families and the use of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents to screen […]
-
An outdated NC law has allowed thousands of minors to marry. Change it to protect children
In this op-ed, Casey Swegman, Forced Marriage Initiative Project Manager at Tahirih, and Lyric Thompson, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at the International Center for Research on Women, write […]
-
Advocates want an eviction grace period. Houston’s mayor won’t put it on the council agenda
Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Policy and Advocacy Manager in Houston, spoke to the Houston Chronicle on how the eviction crisis has impacted immigrant survivors and the urgent need for a grace […]
-
Stand with Survivors to Save Asylum
In this op-ed, Morgan Weibel, Executive Director of Tahirih SF Bay Area, writes about the most recent proposed regulations that would decimate the asylum system and eliminate gender-based asylum. Weibel […]
-
Federal court strikes down Trump’s ‘third country’ asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border
Judge Kelly overturned the administration’s transit asylum ban, striking yet another legal blow to the administration’s restrictive immigration policies. Tahirih was part of the lawsuit challenging this illegal policy and […]
-
Judge deals setback to key Trump policy limiting asylum
This article highlights the victory in Tahirih’s lawsuit challenging the transit asylum ban, which barred anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited exceptions. The lawsuit […]
-
Undocumented Survivors Have Long Lived in Limbo. COVID-19 Is Making It Worse
Isabela 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 […]
-
Stand with Survivors
Asylum is under attack and we must act now to save gender-based asylum. Take action today.
-
Trump’s New Asylum Policy Doesn’t Help Our System
Archi 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.