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Righting the Wrong: Our Fight to Free Asylum-Seeking Mothers and Children
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March 17th, 2016Mothers and children fleeing extreme violence in Central America are being imprisoned in the United States with their children, sometimes for months on end, in remote facilities with little access […]
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Amicus Brief Argues Young Asylum-Seeker Deserves New Hearing
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March 1st, 2016The decision to deny asylum to a young gay man from Mexico undermines legal protections for vulnerable survivors.
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New Guidance for Asylum Officers Will Better Protect Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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February 26th, 2016USCIS recognizes that in communities where FGM/C occurs, other forms of persecution may await a girl or woman if she were forced to return to her home country.
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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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NEW REPORT: ‘Righting the Wrong’ for Asylum-Seeking Mothers and Children
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October 28th, 2015We outline three ways the U.S. government can uphold its obligations to courageous women and children who are on the run from some of the world’s most dangerous countries.
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Meet the Attorney Who Helped Mariam Win Asylum
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October 21st, 2015Dedicated attorneys like Kursten Phelps often mean the difference between a woman or girl pursuing her dreams, or facing death.
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Court Backlog Has Dire Consequences for Asylum-Seekers
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August 26th, 2015Houston has one of the nation’s largest court backlogs, and the absence of just one judge can have a significant impact in the city’s chronically overrun immigration court system, according to an article published on Aug. 26 in the Houston Chronicle.