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DOJ seeks new emergency powers amid coronavirus pandemic
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March 21st, 2020Politico quotes Layli Miller-Muro, Tahirih CEO, on the administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to protect especially vulnerable groups, including immigrant survivors of violence. Politico quotes Layli […]
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Compassion for Refugees Fleeing Violence Abroad
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March 19th, 2020In a letter to the editor of The Wall Street Journal, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, Richard Caldarone, reflects on the Supreme Court’s decision on the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. Caldarone writes: […]
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Federal court halts decision to block Trump policy forcing migrants wait in Mexico
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March 10th, 2020The Houston Chronicle reported on the current halt on the legal decision to block the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. Richard Caldarone, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, is quoted in response to […]
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Federal court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy — then reverses itself
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March 10th, 2020USA Today reported on the court’s decision to halt the ban against the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. In 2019, Tahirih and other immigrant advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the […]
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Federal appeals court blocks, then stays, Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
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March 9th, 2020Roll Call reported on the federal court’s decision to halt the ban on the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program, a policy that continues to send asylum seekers into danger. Tahirih‘s […]
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Letter to My Father: A Reflection on the Border
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February 19th, 2020Tahirih Policy Communications Associate, Rachel Pak, reflects on her time at the border for the Asian American outlet, Angry Asian Man. Coming from an Asian immigrant family, she writes about […]
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Trump administration puts pressure on completing deportation cases of migrant children
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February 14th, 2020CNN spoke with Tahirih Chief of Programs, Rená Cutlip-Mason, on the administration’s 60-day deadline to complete immigration cases of unaccompanied children. The 60-day window is a deadline that is rarely […]