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Pro Bono Briefing: Public Charge and Other Recent Policy Updates
Probono Pubs
October 9th, 2019Update: After this briefing was recorded there were two key developments on the public charge rule. On October 10, the Department of State issued a similar public charge rule for […]
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Watch Guide for Torn Apart: Separated at the Border
News
October 9th, 2019Tahirih is excited to announce the release of Torn Apart: Separated at the Border, a new HBO documentary featuring Tahirih Atlanta client, Vilma Carrillo, and her daughter Yeisvi. Starting on […]
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The Excruciating Heartbreak of Family Separation
News
September 27th, 2019Tahirih Houston Immigration Staff Attorney, Lauren Fisher Flores, wrote this firsthand account after visiting the U.S. – Mexico border in December 2018. I have a two-year-old smiley, clever, wiggly daughter. […]
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Firsthand Response to Migrant Caravan
News
September 27th, 2019In response to the caravan of migrants traveling from Central America to the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year, my close Tahirih colleague, Guadalupe, and I visited a migrant camp. The […]
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Amicus Brief Filed with the Federal Court in DC in the Case Kiakombua v. McAleenan
Pubs
September 26th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center filed an amicus brief on Thursday supporting plaintiffs who have challenged USCIS’s recently issued “Lesson Plan” which is used to train Asylum Officers about how to […]
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Meghan Berman
People
September 5th, 2019Meghan Berman joined Tahirih in 2021. As an Immigration Attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area office, Meghan provides legal counsel and representation to immigrants who are survivors of gender-based […]
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Cathleen Carlson
People
September 2nd, 2019Cathleen joined Tahirih in 2023. As a Staff Attorney, Cathleen is responsible for representing immigrants fleeing gender-based violence before Immigration Court and USCIS. Before joining Tahirih, Cathleen served as an […]