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Maryland’s Senate Bill to End Child Marriage Will Not Protect Minors
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February 18th, 2022This year, yet again, Maryland senators have weakened a bill that seeks to end child marriage.
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Tahirih Denounces New Opinion on Matter of A-R-C-G-
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October 28th, 2021Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a new opinion that will prevent many immigrant survivors of horrific abuse from receiving protection in the United States.
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Tahirih Launches Helpline for Afghan Evacuees
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September 13th, 2021The Tahirih Justice Center launched its Afghan Asylum Project to support Afghan citizens who recently arrived in the United States. Beginning September 13, Afghan citizens seeking assistance can call a […]
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NEW REPORT REVEALS NEED FOR NAMING ‘GENDER’ AS SIXTH GROUND FOR ASYLUM
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September 9th, 2021A new report by the Tahirih Justice Center highlights the urgent need for ‘gender’ to be recognized as the sixth protected ground for asylum. In this report, Tahirih asserts that current U.S. asylum laws, as applied, fail to adequately and consistently protect survivors fleeing gender-based violence, leaving them vulnerable to further abuse and trauma. The inclusion of gender as a sixth ground is one of several critical steps needed to transform our immigration system into one that fully understands and meets the needs of survivors.
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Tahirih Celebrates Vacated Matter of A-B- Decision
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June 16th, 2021On June 16, 2021, the Department of Justice vacated Matter of A-B-, a decision that cruelly denied access to asylum for thousands of survivors of domestic violence and dramatically limited […]
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Tahirih Statement on Work Permits for U-visa Petitioners
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June 14th, 2021United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of a policy that allows U-visa petitioners within the U.S. who submit complete applications and pass a background check to […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit to Demand Information on USCIS’s Last-in, First-out System
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June 11th, 2021On June 9, 2021, the Tahirih Justice Center filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit in federal court to compel the government to release records about the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ […]