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This Immigrant Returned To Her Dangerous Home Country — Where She’d Been Raped — After Having A Miscarriage In A US Detention Center
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July 20th, 2018BuzzFeed News spoke to Tahirih’s Irena Sullivan about the consequences of the Attorney General’s decision on Matter A-B- for women.
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Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Detention
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February 28th, 2018Tahirih and partner organizations issued this joint statement about the Supreme Court’s recent decision affecting asylum seekers, legal permanent residents, and other individuals detained by DHS.
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Tahirih Statement Opposing Increased Appropriations for Immigration Detention
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July 18th, 2017Tahirih submitted this statement to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee as it considers the FY2018 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.
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Statement on the Arrest and Detention by ICE of a Survivor of Domestic Violence at a Courthouse
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February 17th, 2017The Tahirih Justice Center and national organizations dedicated to supporting immigrant survivors of domestic violence join in condemning the arrest and detention of a survivor of violence in El Paso, Texas, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while she was attending a court hearing in connection with her abuse.
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Righting the Wrong: Why Detention of Asylum-Seeking Mothers and Children Must End Now
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October 28th, 2015It is time for the U.S. government to reconsider its response to women and children fleeing violence, and put an end to the shameful practice of family detention — once and for all.
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District Judge Says Child Detention Must End Now
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July 24th, 2015Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.
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New Freedom for Survivors in Detention
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July 17th, 2015After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?