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Statement from Tahirih CEO on the Return of Family Detention: “It is a shameful practice.”
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March 7th, 2025In response to recent media reports about the return of family detention, Tahirih Justice Center’s CEO Archi Pyati states, “Family detention is a cruel and inhumane policy that inflicts irreparable […]
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Tahirih Condemns Possible Reinstatement of Family Detention
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March 7th, 2023The recent reported news by the New York Times alerting that the Administration is considering reinstating family detention is shameful and a complete travesty of President Biden’s promises.
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Institutional Injustice: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Immigration Detention
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July 7th, 2021Institutional Injustice analyzes the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affects people jailed by ICE. In particular, this report emphasizes the ways in which existing systems along with ICE’s pandemic response endanger people in detention and facilitate the further spread of the virus.
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Trump administration moves to extend detention times for immigrant families
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August 21st, 2019Tahirih Bay Area Executive Director Morgan Weibel commented on the administration’s move to extend detention times for immigrant families, as well as its overall policy of deterrence.
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Tahirih Statement on Abuse of Children in Detention
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March 1st, 2019Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati issued a statement in response to reports of abuse of children in detention.
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A Journey Just Begun: Vilma’s Story of Detention, Separation, and Reunification
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January 19th, 2019Vilma Carrillo Carrillo fled with her daughter from Guatemala to escape severe domestic violence. She didn’t know that when she would enter the U.S. she would be detained and separated from her daughter for 246 days.
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This Group of Women Ended ICE Detention in Atlanta
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September 14th, 2018Tahirih Atlanta Executive Director, Shana Tabak, was on the advisory committee to the mayor of Atlanta in her decision to terminate the relationship between Atlanta and ICE.