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 Work Authorization Regulations for Asylum Seekers
The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s proposed rule which would eliminate the 30-day deadline to adjudicate an asylum seeker’s work authorization application. Under the proposed rule, asylum seekers, including survivors of gender-based violence, will be forced to wait for Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) indefinitely, with no recourse or end in sight.