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Update: ICE Removes Protected Names From Public Database and Pledges to Safeguard Data in the Future
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July 17th, 2017ICE shared with Tahirih in a July 14 letter that it has removed from its publicly searchable database all federally protected information on immigrant victims of crime.
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Letter From ICE Regarding DHS-VINE Database
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July 17th, 2017ICE shared in a July 14, 2017 letter to Tahirih that it has removed from its publicly searchable database all federally protected information on immigrant victims of crime.
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Tahirih Statement Opposing the “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act” and “Kate’s Law”
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June 29th, 2017Tahirih submitted this statement to the U.S. House of Representatives urging opposition to the “No Sanctuary for Criminals Act” (H.R. 3003) and “Kate’s Law” (H.R. 3004), which would put women and girls fleeing gender-based violence at risk of further harm.
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Tahirih Statement Opposing H.R. 495, “The Protection of Children Act of 2017″
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June 13th, 2017Tahirih submitted this statement to the House Judiciary Committee urging opposition to “The Protection of Children Act of 2017,” which will result in the wrongful repatriation of child survivors of violence.
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Trump Administration Ends Program for Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
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June 12th, 2017As the Family Case Management System prepares to close, the chief of policy for Tahirih, Archi Pyati, warns of the consequences for women and children fleeing violence.
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Trump Administration’s Database of “Criminal Aliens” is Dangerous—and Quite Possibly Illegal
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May 30th, 2017This Slate article discusses the publicly searchable DHS database that includes confidential information on protected survivors of crime. Tahirih has asked DHS to take down this information immediately.
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DHS’ VINE Database Includes Federally Protected Information on Survivors of Crime
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May 25th, 2017Tahirih and partner organizations found that DHS’ new VINE database includes confidential information on survivors of crime and have asked that DHS remove their information immediately.