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Civil rights group challenges Trump asylum deals with Central American countries
News
January 15th, 2020NBC News covered Tahirih’s newest lawsuit that was filed, which challenges the administration’s “safe third country” rule. Under the rule, asylum seekers are being sent to the Northern Triangle countries […]
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ACLU files lawsuit to halt Trump policy of sending asylum-seekers to Guatemala
News
January 15th, 2020CBS News discusses Tahirih’s legal challenge against the administration’s “safe third country” rule, under which asylum seekers are being sent to the Northern Triangle countries to apply for asylum. Tahirih […]
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Annotated Table of Contents of Northern Triangle Asylum Country Conditions
Probono Pubs
November 19th, 2019The Temple Law School and Washington Office of Latin America (WOLA) are launching a resource for attorneys preparing asylum cases by providing information on country conditions in the Northern Triangle. […]
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Tahirih Statement on Proposed Application Fees for Affirmative Asylum Seekers
Pubs
November 18th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is strongly opposed to the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including a $50 fee for affirmative asylum […]
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Tahirih Comments on Work Authorization Regulations for Asylum Seekers
Pubs
November 7th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule which would eliminate the 30-day deadline to adjudicate an asylum seeker’s work authorization application. Under the […]
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Tahirih and AIC Statement on Lawsuit Challenging Expansion of CBP’s Role in the Screening of Asylum Seekers
Pubs
October 4th, 2019On October 2, the Tahirih Justice Center and the American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and […]
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Complaint Challenging the Use of Border Patrol to Conduct Asylum Interviews
Pubs
October 4th, 2019On October 2, the Tahirih Justice Center and the American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and […]