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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.

  • Amicus Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit for the Case Torres v. Barr

    • Publication Date: September 24, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Amicus Briefs
    • Publication Tags: Fair Immigration Laws, VAWA

    The Tahirih Justice Center and partner organizations filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a petitioner seeking to challenge that court’s view concerning when an individual is an applicant for admission to the United States. The brief highlights that the court’s existing interpretation threatens to render many VAWA self-petitioners inadmissible.

  • Amicus Brief Filed with the Federal Court in DC in the Case Kiakombua v. McAleenan

    • Publication Date: September 23, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Amicus Briefs
    • Publication Tags: Asylum, Building Bridges, Fair Immigration Laws

    The Tahirih Justice Center filed an amicus brief on Thursday supporting plaintiffs who have challenged USCIS’s recently issued “Lesson Plan” which is used to train Asylum Officers about how to conduct a credible fear interview.  Our brief explains the history of how the intentionally low threshold standard of credible fear was developed and details how the new Plan impermissibly raises that standard.  We also highlight how the new Plan deleted guidance relating to the effects of trauma, contrary to long-accepted research about how trauma may affect a victim’s demeanor, memory, and ability to explain her situation.

  • Tahirih Comments on Expanded Expedited Removal Policy

    • Publication Date: September 23, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Comments
    • Publication Tags: Fair Immigration Laws

    The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s expansion of expedited removal. The policy will apply to anyone arrested by ICE, anywhere in the United States. Exceptions will be made for immigrants who are able to prove that they have lived in the U.S. continuously for more than two years.

    This rule compromises the safety and legal rights of immigrants, including survivors of gender-based violence. It worsens the climate of fear already felt by immigrant survivors and will discourage individuals from seeking help.

  • Class Action Complaint on Behalf of U-Visa Applicants

    • Publication Date: September 17, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Complaint
    • Publication Tags: Fair Immigration Laws, U Visa

    The Tahirih Justice Center, working with a pro bono team from Arnold & Porter, has brought a class-action lawsuit on behalf of U-visa applicants who have not timely been provided with employment authorization determinations by USCIS. The complaint in the suit, filed in the Eastern District of New York, alleges that USCIS has acted in violation of both relevant statutory provisions and its own regulations by failing to timely determine whether U-visa applicants are authorized to work pending a final decision on their applications.

  • Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Ruling by the Supreme Court

    • Publication Date: September 12, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Statements
    • Publication Tags: Asylum, Building Bridges, Fair Immigration Laws

    The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration’s asylum ban to resume along the entire southern border as legal challenges continue. The Supreme Court’s ruling is the third decision this week on the asylum ban—a continuous back and forth on policies that have a life-altering impact on individuals fleeing persecution.

  • Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

    • Publication Date: September 11, 2019
    • Publication Categories: Statements
    • Publication Tags: Asylum, Building Bridges, Fair Immigration Laws

    The Tahirih Justice Center is disappointed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s latest decision on the asylum ban, which lifts a nationwide injunction that the San Francisco District Court issued on Monday, September 9, 2019.

  • Tahirih Form 990: Fiscal Year 2018

    • Publication Date: September 10, 2019
    • 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.