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Tahirih Statement on The Administration’s New Rule Expanding the Definition of “Public Charge”
September 25th, 2018The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply concerned about the impact that the new rule expanding the definition of “public charge” will have on survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and related trauma.
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The Asylum Process Under Trump Has Become Arbitrary and Inhumane
August 8th, 2018Tahirih Bay Area Executive Director, Morgan Weibel, wrote a letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times about the current asylum process.
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Denying Asylum to Abused Women
August 1st, 2018Tahirih’s Irena Sullivan wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Times about the consequences of stricter asylum laws for women fleeing domestic violence.
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Domestic Abusers Have an Ally in the Trump Era. It’s ICE.
July 27th, 2018Tahirih’s Chief of Policy, Archi Pyati, spoke to Huffington Post about the actions of ICE towards victims of domestic violence.
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This Immigrant Returned To Her Dangerous Home Country — Where She’d Been Raped — After Having A Miscarriage In A US Detention Center
July 20th, 2018BuzzFeed News spoke to Tahirih’s Irena Sullivan about the consequences of the Attorney General’s decision on Matter A-B- for women.
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Trump Administration to Turn Away Far More Asylum Seekers at the Border Under New Guidance
July 12th, 2018Tahirih’s Chief of Policy spoke to CNN about the new guidance for border officers to reject refugee applications based on gang and domestic violence.
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She Got Asylum After Her Partner Shot Her. Now the U.S. Would Turn Her Away.
June 23rd, 2018Huffington Post profiles Aracely, a former Tahirih client who received asylum after surviving severe domestic violence.