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Tahirih Statement on Proposed Application Fees for Affirmative Asylum Seekers
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November 18th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is strongly opposed to the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including a $50 fee for affirmative asylum […]
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Tahirih Statement on “Safe Third Country” Interim Final Rule
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November 18th, 2019The administration announced a new interim final rule to implement “safe third country” agreements with the Northern Triangle countries– to go into effect even before public comments are received.
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Tahirih and AIC Statement on Lawsuit Challenging Expansion of CBP’s Role in the Screening of Asylum Seekers
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October 4th, 2019On October 2, the Tahirih Justice Center and the American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and […]
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Tahirih Statement on Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of U Visa Applicants
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September 25th, 2019On September 17, the Tahirih Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of applicants for U visas who have been denied their legal rights. Right now, thousands of […]
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Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Ruling by the Supreme Court
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September 12th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration’s asylum ban to resume along the entire southern border as legal challenges continue. The […]
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Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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September 11th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is disappointed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s latest decision on the asylum ban, which lifts a nationwide injunction that the San Francisco District Court […]
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Tahirih Statement on Reinstated Preliminary Injunction on Asylum Ban
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September 9th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is relieved that a decision from the San Francisco District Court reinstates a nationwide injunction on the asylum ban, forcing the policy to grind to a […]