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Staff Spotlight: Libby Hasse, Equal Justice Works Fellow
April 29th, 2015The first immigration case that I worked on in law school was a gender-based asylum case. My client was the strongest person that I had ever met.
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Lack of Judges Leaves Clients in Limbo
April 15th, 2015A severe backlog of immigration cases, combined with a shortage of judges, is delaying justice for Tahirih clients.
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Child Marriage in America: Current Laws Are Failing to Protect Vulnerable Children and Teens
February 20th, 2015The data is clear: Child marriage problem is a problem right here in the U.S.
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Tahirih Houston Asks Federal Court to Halt Mass Detention of Refugees
February 17th, 2015Will the Department of Homeland Security uphold its legal commitment to treat immigrant children fairly?
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Victims Face Long Wait Times as Court Backlog Increases
January 27th, 2015Central American immigrants’ right to due process is being threatened as their cases are placed at the front of the docket, giving them insufficient time to secure an attorney and prepare a case.
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Staff Spotlight: Salma Hasan, Rosenberg Public Interest Fellow
November 20th, 2014Though it may seem like a small moment, one of my favorite memories at Tahirih is one of my first retainer signings. All I did that day was explain to the client that we were taking her case and cover the different agreements to be signed, but what was so memorable was the glow on both her and her mother’s faces.
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Foreign Domestic Violence Victims May Now Qualify as Refugees
October 28th, 2014Martha’s gangster boyfriend threw her down a flight of stairs and struck her so hard in her head that her ears rang for hours. Now, a landmark ruling in August from the nation’s highest immigration court could help Martha and other domestic violence survivors.