Yesterday, the Acting Attorney General issued a new opinion on Matter of A-B-, yet again cruelly attacking immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence seeking asylum. The policies of the […]

Yesterday, the Tahirih Justice Center and Ayuda filed a lawsuit challenging the outgoing administration’s sweeping regulations that would overturn U.S. asylum law. Finalized in December 2020, the rule would make […]

The Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging two Department of Homeland Security rules that will deny people seeking asylum access to a work permit. Finalized in June 2020, the […]

In this article by Scalawag Magazine, Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, speaks about the specific vulnerabilities that immigrant survivors face during the eviction crisis.   Read more […]

Richard Caladrone, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, speaks about the administration’s final version of the transit asylum ban, which bars anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited […]

Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, speaks about the additional barriers that immigrant survivors face in accessing rental relief.   Read more here.

Archi Pyati, Tahirih Chief of Policy and Communications, speaks about the finalized, sweeping rule on asylum that would effectively eliminate this life-saving protection in the U.S.   Read more here.

Today we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking the day 72 years ago when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and proclaimed that all people — regardless […]

Tahirih Houston Attorney, Jennefer Canales-Pelaez, was selected for the Voices of Houston award, recognizing her work to serve immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Read more here.

At the Tahirih Justice Center, we believe that it is not enough to simply win a client’s legal case. We work to support their needs and connect them with a variety of services, like skill–building opportunities, workforce readiness and education programs, counseling, and […]