As the Family Case Management System prepares to close, the chief of policy for Tahirih, Archi Pyati, warns of the consequences for women and children fleeing violence.

Tahirih Chief of Policy and Programs Archi Pyati speaks about the impact that the updated lesson plan for asylum officers will have on survivors seeking refuge in the U.S. in this CNN article.

This report analyzes the Updated Asylum Division Officer Training Course Lesson Plans issued on February 13, 2017 focusing on the changes that are anticipated to have significant impacts on survivors of gender-based violence.

H.R. 391, introduced on January 10, 2017, would further restrict access to critical, life-saving legal remedies for immigrant women and girl survivors of violence such as sexual assault, human trafficking, and domestic violence. This paper analyzes the bill’s provisions and outlines Tahirih’s opposition to the bill.

This letter is provided as a sample legal analysis in support of an abused child’s application for asylum under U.S. immigration law.

Delays in the immigration court system impede asylum seekers’ ability to overcome trauma, and may actually compound it.

Women from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras are turning to Tahirih in record numbers. Supporters like you were key to their survival in 2015.