Stories of Impact

Tahirih Advocates Against “Chilling Effect” of Local Police Enforcing Immigration Laws

Posted: 3/06/2008

Batterers who abuse their immigrant wives often deliberately withhold required filings to confer legal status on them. A batterer can thereby exploit his control over his wife not only in that moment, but also in countless later moments in which he can hold the fact that she is “illegal” over her head to exact her [...]

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The Challenges of “Proving” Yourself in America

Posted: 8/30/2007

In response to Congress’ failure to enact comprehensive immigration reform, states and localities often consider measures to further decrease immigrants’ access to public benefits and services based on legal status, and/or to increase local police checks of immigrants’ legal status. Prince William and Loudoun Counties are among the Virginia localities that have taken steps in [...]

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