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Tahirih Statement on Executive Order to Suspend Immigration
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April 23rd, 2020Last night, the administration issued an executive order that will temporarily suspend some immigration to the United States. The Tahirih Justice Center condemns this order, which comes at a time– […]
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Tahirih Statement on Threat to Suspend Immigration to the U.S.
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April 21st, 2020Yesterday, the administration announced a proposed executive order that would temporarily suspend all immigration to the United States. The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply concerned by this news and continues […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging the Use of CBP to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews
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March 31st, 2020Tahirih filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the use of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to screen asylum seekers for their ‘credible fear’ of persecution. This policy change […]
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Tahirih Statement on the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Survivors
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March 19th, 2020As daily activities have ground to a halt in the United States to slow the spread of COVID-19, Americans have been pushed into an unprecedented state of isolation, unemployment, and […]
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Tahirih Statement on Supreme Court Decision on ‘Remain in Mexico’
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March 11th, 2020The Supreme Court ruled to allow ‘Remain in Mexico’ to remain in effect along the entire border as legal challenges against the policy continue. This ruling comes after two weeks […]
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Houston Children’s Advocates Call for Immediate Suspension of Remote Video Hearings for Immigrant Children
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March 6th, 2020Tahirih Houston, Catholic Charities, Houston Immigration Legal Services Collaborative, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), YMCA Houston, and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights call for the immediate suspension […]
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Tahirih Statement on Ninth Circuit Stay on ‘Remain in Mexico’
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March 5th, 2020Last night, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the injunction to block the harmful ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy will take effect on March 12, applying only to the […]