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Trump Administration Moves to Reshape Who Qualifies for Asylum
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March 12th, 2018Courageous Tahirih client Aracely spoke with NPR’s Morning Edition for this story about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent moves to review who qualifies for asylum in the U.S.
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Trump Administration Ends Program for Mothers, Children Seeking Asylum
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June 12th, 2017As the Family Case Management System prepares to close, the chief of policy for Tahirih, Archi Pyati, warns of the consequences for women and children fleeing violence.
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Trump Administration’s Database of “Criminal Aliens” is Dangerous—and Quite Possibly Illegal
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May 30th, 2017This Slate article discusses the publicly searchable DHS database that includes confidential information on protected survivors of crime. Tahirih has asked DHS to take down this information immediately.
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Trump Administration’s Immigration Database Exposes Crime Victims’ Personal Info, Lawyers Say
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May 29th, 2017The Guardian reports that DHS’s new online database, VINE, includes confidential information on protected survivors of gender-based violence.
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Under Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies, the Victims of Violence Lose
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May 16th, 2017Former Tahirih client and current board member Olga Sanchez spoke out about the impact of current immigration policies on survivors in this letter to the editor in the Washington Post.
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Trump Admin Quietly Made Asylum More Difficult in the U.S.
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March 9th, 2017Tahirih Chief of Policy and Programs Archi Pyati speaks about the impact that the updated lesson plan for asylum officers will have on survivors seeking refuge in the U.S. in this CNN article.