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Tahirih’s Afghan Asylum Project
Support Afghan refugees seeking safety in the U.S.
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An analysis of the Biden Administration’s new proposed asylum rules
While the proposal has some positive impacts on immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, some aspects of the proposed rule will also be harmful.
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Forced Marriage Affects All of Us
As advocates working to end forced marriage in the United States, we are very familiar with the many misconceptions about the issue. Even among other anti-violence advocates, forced marriage remains under-recognized and poorly understood.
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Letter of Solidarity from the Immigrant Justice Movement
The Tahirih Justice Center joined more than 400 immigrant justice organizations and ally groups to express our solidarity with Black communities. Read the full text of the letter below: […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging the Use of CBP to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 30, 2020 Today, the Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the use of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to screen […]
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Analysis: The Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Survivors
This brief analysis examines the gaps in the immigration, health care, and public benefits systems that make immigrant survivors especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Statement: Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
As daily activities have ground to a halt in the United States to slow the spread of COVID-19, Americans have been pushed into an unprecedented state of isolation, unemployment, and stress. For immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, many of whom are living with the effects of trauma or coping with ongoing abuse, this is an especially difficult time.
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Survey of Advocates Reveals Immigrant Survivors Fear Reporting Violence
Tahirih 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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Victory in Georgia! New Law Protects Against Child Marriage
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill ending child marriage in Georgia!
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‘Heartless’: Advocates Bristle at Trump Plan to Charge Asylum-Seekers a Fee
Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati spoke with NBC News about the cruelty of the administration’s proposed fee on asylum seekers.