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Denying Asylum to Abused Women
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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June 23rd, 2018Huffington Post profiles Aracely, a former Tahirih client who received asylum after surviving severe domestic violence.
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Jeff Sessions’ Latest Immigration Ruling is a Violation of International Law
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June 14th, 2018A transcript of Slate’s conversation with Tahirih’s Chief of Policy, Archi Pyati.
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BREAKING NEWS: Asylum Protections Threatened
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June 12th, 2018U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions issues a legal decision that seeks to deny asylum to women seeking protection from domestic violence.