Survivor Voices
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Anastasia
I came to the U.S. in the winter of 2006. Life back home in Mexico was tough for me and my family. I dreamt of going to college and graduating but with my family’s economic status, that dream was too costly and impossible.
At least I was able to graduate high school and that is something I am proud of since I was also working at the time to help my family. I was always looking for an opportunity to have a better life as a young woman.June 23, 2023 -
Camila
“I hope my story is helpful to someone else…and can inspire many women to be stronger. We need to help young women identify toxic relationships, so that there are fewer Camilas that go through such difficult things, let alone have our children suffer.”
November 21, 2022
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Comment Filed: BIA Rule on Appellate Procedures and Administrative Closure
On September 8, 2023, EOIR published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that largely rescinds a deeply problematic 2020 rule that eviscerated due process protections for noncitizens in the appellate process. The 2020 Rule was enjoined in federal litigation in which Tahirih was a party. This new Proposed Rule reverses the harmful 2020 Rule and clarifies the availability of administrative closure and termination for certain noncitizens. Tahirih welcomes this Proposed Rule and urges its prompt finalization in order to promote clarity for immigration advocates and due process for noncitizens in removal.