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Publications

Browse our publications to learn more about how we support immigrant survivors of gender-based violence through service in communities, courts, and Congress.

  • Tahirih Comments on Motions to Reopen and Reconsider, Effect of Departure, and Stay of Removal

    • Publication Date: December 28, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Comments

    Tahirih submitted comments to the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) in response to the proposed rule on Motions to Reopen and Reconsider, Effect of Departure, and Stay of Removal published on November 27, 2020.

  • Tahirih Comments on Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings

    • Publication Date: December 28, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Comments

    Tahirih submitted comments to the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) in response to the proposed rule on Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings published on November 27, 2020.

  • Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging Work Permit Bars for Asylum Seekers

    • Publication Date: December 23, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Statements

    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.

  • Tahirih Condemns Final Transit Asylum Ban

    • Publication Date: December 16, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Statements

    The administration published a final version of the transit asylum ban, after the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision on June 30, 2020, forcing the policy to stop. The transit asylum ban was initially issued on July 16, 2019 and barred anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited exceptions. It was put into effect with no opportunity for comment from the public. Tahirih filed a lawsuit challenging the egregious ban on August 21, 2019, represented in the action by the American Civil Liberties Union.

  • Tahirih Condemns Final Regulations that Will End Asylum

    • Publication Date: December 10, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Statements

    On Human Rights Day, the administration finalized regulations that will overturn U.S. asylum law—making it effectively impossible for people fleeing persecution to obtain protection in the United States. The rule will take effect on January 11, 2021. Once implemented, the rule will eliminate gender-based asylum—shutting the door to anyone fleeing life-threatening persecution due to their gender, while undoing decades of legal precedent.

  • New Proposed Rules to Limit Due Process for Immigrant Survivors

    • Publication Date: November 25, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Statements

    The outgoing administration proposed two rules that would speed up the deportation machine that immigration courts have become, sending immigrant survivors of gender-based violence back into danger. The first rule would all but end continuances for individuals with pending cases, including survivors who are on the U visa waitlist or applying for other forms of life-saving relief. It would also effectively prevent many asylum seekers from finding legal counsel. For survivors with removal orders, the second rule would severely curtail their ability to reopen cases, even if new evidence is presented.

  • Tahirih Form 990: Fiscal Year 2019

    • Publication Date: November 17, 2020
    • Publication Categories: Financial Audits
    • Publication Tags: Governance

    As a federally tax-exempt organization, we annually submit a 990 form to the IRS. It provides information on our organization’s mission, programs, and finances.