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Shutting the door on asylum seekers
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July 17th, 2019In a letter to the editor, Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati criticized new policies that effectively shut the door on immigrant families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the United States.
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New Asylum Rules At The Southern Border Are So Strict Basically No One Can Qualify
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July 15th, 2019Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati spoke to Bustle about the administration’s new asylum policy.
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Immigrant rights group decries new Trump asylum restrictions as ‘most egregious,’ ‘extreme’ to date
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July 15th, 2019NBC News spoke to Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati in response to the administration’s new asylum policy.
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Trump’s new asylum plan is the biggest threat to migrants yet
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July 15th, 2019The Daily Beast quoted a statement from Tahirih Chief of Policy, Archi Pyati, in an article detailing the administration’s new restrictions on asylum.
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Tahirih Statement on New Rule Barring Immigrants from Applying for Asylum at the Southern U.S. Border
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July 15th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center strongly opposes an interim final rule being issued by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, which will bar asylum for everyone approaching the southern border, with few exceptions. The rule will be applied at the screening stage at the border as well as in immigration courts. Families, unaccompanied children, survivors of violence – all will be prohibited from obtaining asylum.
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‘Heartless’: Advocates Bristle at Trump Plan to Charge Asylum-Seekers a Fee
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April 30th, 2019Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati spoke with NBC News about the cruelty of the administration’s proposed fee on asylum seekers.
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Presidential Proclamation Calls For Harmful Asylum Restrictions
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April 30th, 2019Tahirih is deeply concerned about the likelihood of new regulations pursuant to the presidential proclamation on April 29, which will make it nearly impossible for asylum seekers to access the rights to which they are entitled under international and domestic law.