Success Stories
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Ana
After years of living in fear, Ana escaped from her abuser, only to be sent back and forced to flee again.
December 4, 2019 -
Silvia
Tweet Share 0 LinkedIn 0 Email My name is Silvia. I have lived in the United States for almost thirty years. After arriving, I started and ran my own business, […]
December 3, 2019
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Tahirih Comments on Asylum Ban
The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the new rule, Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, which bars refugees who enter the U.S. between Ports of Entry from claiming asylum. Tahirih urges the Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review and the Department of Homeland Security to abandon the rule in favor if policies and practices that will ensure asylum seekers have a fair opportunity to seek safety in the U.S.