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Tahirih Statement on Executive Order to Suspend Immigration
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April 23rd, 2020Last night, the administration issued an executive order that will temporarily suspend some immigration to the United States. The Tahirih Justice Center condemns this order, which comes at a time– […]
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Tahirih Statement on Threat to Suspend Immigration to the U.S.
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April 21st, 2020Yesterday, the administration announced a proposed executive order that would temporarily suspend all immigration to the United States. The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply concerned by this news and continues […]
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Letter to DHS and CDC on COVID-19 and the Expulsions of Asylum Seekers
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April 16th, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center signed a letter, joined by over 120 legal, faith-based, humanitarian, human rights and community organizations, to object to the Department of Homeland Security’s closure of the […]
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Preliminary Injunction Motion in A.B.-B. v. Morgan
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April 15th, 2020On April 13, 2020, Tahirih filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the case A.B.-B. v. Morgan. Tahirih filed this lawsuit in March to challenge the use of Customs […]
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Complaint Challenging the Use of CBP to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews
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April 6th, 2020On March 30, 2020, Tahirih filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the use of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to screen asylum seekers for their ‘credible fear’ of persecution. […]
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Tahirih Files Lawsuit Challenging the Use of CBP to Conduct Credible Fear Interviews
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March 31st, 2020Tahirih filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the use of Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents to screen asylum seekers for their ‘credible fear’ of persecution. This policy change […]
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Tahirih Comments on EOIR Fee Proposal
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March 31st, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center filed comments opposing the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including a $50 fee for defensive asylum applications […]