Latest News
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Breaking Down the News: Supreme Court Allows DHS to Deport People to Countries They Are Not From
On June 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision in the case DHS v. DVD. The ruling allowed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to start deporting people […]
July 6, 2025 -
This law will make it harder for immigrant survivors to access the lifelines they need
In response to Congress passing a massive domestic policy bill, Tahirih’s Director of Public Policy Casey Carter Swegman, sent the following message to supporters: While the votes were close, I’m […]
July 6, 2025
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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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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.