Tahirih and Partner Organizations File Amicus Brief in A.P.A v. U.S. Attorney General

Tahirih and partner organizations filed an amicus brief in the Eleventh Circuit detailing the significant errors the BIA made in holding that a Mexican asylum seeker had not suffered persecution because she is a transgender woman.

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Tahirih and Partner Organizations File Amicus Brief in A.P.A v. U.S. Attorney General

Latest News

SCOTUS Rules on Biden v. Texas

Statement from Archi Pyati, Tahirih Justice Center CEO on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Ruling

Survivor Voices

Mercy

Mariela

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