This is the Spanish translation of Tahirih’s brief analysis that summarizes the primary points of concern in the June 20, 2018 Executive Order on family separation issued by the President.

This brief analysis summarizes the primary points of concern in the order the June 20, 2018 Executive Order on family separation issued by the President.

Tahirih condemns the President’s decision to end the separation of families only to require that DHS jail children along with their parents.

As a member of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Tahirih joined colleague organizations in calling on the Administration to cease the prosecution of parents seeking safety with their children.

Tahirih urges the Senate Appropriations Committee to approve additional funding for immigration courts for 2019.

Tahirih submitted this statement to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on “Strengthening and Reforming America’s Immigration Court System.”

Layli Miller-Muro founded Tahirih in 1997 following her involvement as a student attorney in a precedent-setting case that revolutionized asylum law in the United States. Learn more about our pioneering history in the protection of women and girls.