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Letter to DHS and CDC on COVID-19 and the Expulsions of Asylum Seekers
Pubs
April 16th, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center signed a letter, joined by over 120 legal, faith-based, humanitarian, human rights and community organizations, to object to the Department of Homeland Security’s closure of the […]
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Tahirih Comments on Proposed Bars to Asylum Eligibility
Pubs
January 22nd, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments in opposition to proposed rules that would add additional mandatory bars to eligibility for asylum, harming survivors of gender-based violence.
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Tahirih Comments Opposing Proposed Rule on Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants
Pubs
January 20th, 2020The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments opposing the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including delays to employment authorization for most asylum […]
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Civil rights group challenges Trump asylum deals with Central American countries
News
January 15th, 2020NBC News covered Tahirih’s newest lawsuit that was filed, which challenges the administration’s “safe third country” rule. Under the rule, asylum seekers are being sent to the Northern Triangle countries […]
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ACLU files lawsuit to halt Trump policy of sending asylum-seekers to Guatemala
News
January 15th, 2020CBS News discusses Tahirih’s legal challenge against the administration’s “safe third country” rule, under which asylum seekers are being sent to the Northern Triangle countries to apply for asylum. Tahirih […]
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Annotated Table of Contents of Northern Triangle Asylum Country Conditions
Probono Pubs
November 19th, 2019The Temple Law School and Washington Office of Latin America (WOLA) are launching a resource for attorneys preparing asylum cases by providing information on country conditions in the Northern Triangle. […]
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Tahirih Statement on Proposed Application Fees for Affirmative Asylum Seekers
Pubs
November 18th, 2019The Tahirih Justice Center is strongly opposed to the administration’s proposed regulations that create additional, undue barriers for asylum seekers to access justice, including a $50 fee for affirmative asylum […]