On August 14, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Chief issued an executive order allowing officers making traffic stops to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents about the immigration […]

Over the last few months, we have seen numerous executive orders, policy changes, and court decisions reshape our immigration system and threaten the ability of survivors to access safety. Our […]

Tahirih Justice Center Public Policy Manager Alex Goyette addresses a harmful rumor being spread on social media: that there is an attempt by the President to use federal power to […]

The Tahirih Justice Center has five offices across the country, including one in Falls Church, VA. While the National Guard typically provides support in response to emergencies such as disaster […]

In a sweeping move that immigrant rights advocates say endangers decades of progress for women seeking refuge in the United States, the Board of Immigration Appeals last week issued a […]

This analysis focuses on the impact the January 20 executive orders are likely to have on the ability of immigrant women, girls, and other survivors of gender-based violence to access safety and the legal status to which they are entitled under law.

In recent years, the Texas Legislature has focused increasingly on immigration enforcement at the border and across the state. Texas’s Operation Lone Star (OLS) launched in 2021 and has deployed thousands of law enforcement personnel to the border, making use of state laws, such as trespassing and smuggling, to engage in immigration enforcement. OLS has radically shifted the way that state and local laws are applied to immigrants and border communities, has resulted in racial profiling, and has led to the deaths of dozens of people through high-speed chases and dangerous border barrier infrastructure. During the 3rd and 4th Special Sessions of the 2023 Legislative Session, the Legislature responded to the Governor’s call to expand Operation Lone Star and passed 3 anti-immigrant bills that will have a disproportionate impact on BIPOC immigrant survivors of gender-based violence.