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31 Days of Giving
WE’RE MAKING OUR LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE. Jump into the final month of the year with 31 ways to make a difference! Take a little time each day to […]
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From the Desk of Lynn Pearson
Meet Tahirih Atlanta Senior Staff Attorney, Lynn Pearson.
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Connecting Hearts Across Borders
They say there are experiences that change your life forever. For me, that experience happened just two months ago, in a country not my own.
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Honoring Resilient Survivors: Tahirih Houston’s 8th Annual Gala
Read highlights from Tahirih Houston’s 8th Annual Gala!
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Trump Tried To Stop Migrants From Receiving Important Public Health Benefits, These Three Judges Just Blocked Him
Mitú reported on the temporary injunction issued by federal judges in three states – New York, California, and Washington– against the administration’s public charge rule, which would make it harder for some immigrants to receive a green card if they have used a range of public benefits.
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Federal Judges Temporarily Block Public Charge Rule, but Public Health Worries Persist
The Texas Observer reported on the consequences of the “public charge” rule, which would make it harder for certain immigrants to receive a green card if they have used a range of public benefits, like Medicaid, SNAP, and housing programs.
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What Survivors of Gender-Based Violence are Facing at the Border
Casey Swegman, Tahirih Forced Marriage Project Manager, authored a piece on the challenges survivors of gender-based violence encounter when they seek asylum.
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Humans, Just Like You and Me
Chelsea Naylor, a Department of Justice Accredited Representative in the Tahirih Greater DC office, wrote an account of her experience traveling to Mexico to work with a partner organization to assist migrants who are seeking to enter the United States in November 2018.
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Trump’s Public Charge Rule Endangers People Facing Domestic Violence
Truthout reported on the impact the public charge rule would have on low-income immigrants who remain in abusive situations due to the uncertainty created by the new policy.
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‘A Defining Story of Our Time’: The Film-Maker Giving a Face to Family Separation
The Guardian featured an HBO documentary released in October called, Torn Apart: Separated at the Border, recounting the stories of two mothers being separated during the family separation crisis at the southern border in 2018.