On Friday August 7, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court issued its opinion on Matter of A-B-. In it, the court safeguards asylum protections for survivors of gender-based violence, despite the administration’s continued […]

Layli Miller-Muro is the founder of the Tahirih Justice Center. She established Tahirih in 1997 following her involvement in a high-profile case that set national precedent and revolutionized asylum law […]

Camille faced patriarchal violence from an early age. After the reprieve of a happy marriage was cut short, Camille was forced to again confront cultural norms that saw her as […]

Meena was treated as a servant for as long as she can remember, always taught that her purpose was to serve men. When at 15 she was promised to a […]

The government has asked the Supreme Court to review the 9th Circuit’s decision preventing the government from returning asylees to dangerous living circumstances in Mexico while they wait for their […]

As attorneys representing immigrant survivors seeking asylum in immigration courts, changes in jurisprudence and DHS practice since 2017 have made the likelihood of cases advancing to the Board of Immigration […]

Haga escuchar su voz sobre una nueva norma propuesta que cerrará la puerta a la mayoría de la gente buscando asilo en los Estados Unidos. La regla amenaza la seguridad de sobrevivientes de todo tipo de abusos de los derechos humanos.