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Tahirih Comments Opposing Proposed Rule on Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants
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January 20th, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including delays to employment authorization for most asylum […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging “Safe Third Country” Rule
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January 15th, 2020On January 15, 2020, the Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s “safe third country” rule. Issued on November 18, 2019, without prior […]
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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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Complaint Challenging the Use of Border Patrol to Conduct Asylum Interviews
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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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Amicus Brief Filed with the Federal Court in DC in the Case Kiakombua v. McAleenan
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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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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 […]