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Tahirih and AIC Statement on Lawsuit Challenging Expansion of CBP’s Role in the Screening of Asylum Seekers
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October 4th, 2019On October 2, the Tahirih Justice Center and the American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and […]
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Complaint Challenging the Use of Border Patrol to Conduct Asylum Interviews
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October 4th, 2019On October 2, the Tahirih Justice Center and the American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and U.S. Customs and […]
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Amicus Brief Filed with the Federal Court in DC in the Case Kiakombua v. McAleenan
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September 26th, 2019The 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 […]
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Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Ruling by the Supreme Court
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September 12th, 2019The 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 […]
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Tahirih Statement on Asylum Ban Decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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September 11th, 2019The 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 […]
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Tahirih Statement on Reinstated Preliminary Injunction on Asylum Ban
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September 9th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is relieved that a decision from the San Francisco District Court reinstates a nationwide injunction on the asylum ban, forcing the policy to grind to a […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging the Latest Asylum Ban
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August 22nd, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security’s asylum ban. Issued on July 16, 2019, the rule bars anyone approaching the U.S. southern […]