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Lawyers Are Furious That Immigration Courts Are Getting Rid of Interpreters
July 25th, 2019VICE quoted Tahirih Bay Area Executive Director, Morgan Weibel, in an article about the administration’s new steps to eliminate in-person interpreters from immigration courts.
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Survey of Advocates Reveals Immigrant Survivors Fear Reporting Violence
June 4th, 2019Tahirih and a coalition of national organizations issued this statement after releasing the eye-opening results of a survey of advocates working with immigrant survivors of violence.
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‘Heartless’: Advocates Bristle at Trump Plan to Charge Asylum-Seekers a Fee
April 30th, 2019Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati spoke with NBC News about the cruelty of the administration’s proposed fee on asylum seekers.
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Presidential Proclamation Calls For Harmful Asylum Restrictions
April 30th, 2019Tahirih is deeply concerned about the likelihood of new regulations pursuant to the presidential proclamation on April 29, which will make it nearly impossible for asylum seekers to access the rights to which they are entitled under international and domestic law.
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Trump’s New Attorney General Launches Fresh Changes to Immigration Courts
April 12th, 2019The San Francisco Chronicle detailed recent changes to immigration policy that would allow appellate judges to declare their rulings as precedent, quoting Tahirih Chief of Programs Rena Cutlip-Mason.
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Federal Judge Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
April 9th, 2019Tahirih celebrates a federal judge’s decision blocking the Administration’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases are pending.
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San Francisco Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Policy
April 8th, 2019In San Francisco, a judge blocked the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, citing that the policy lacks basic protections for migrants.