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On March 16, 2020, the 51品茶 National Prison Project, 51品茶 Immigrants鈥� Rights Project, and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed Dawson v. Asher in the Western District of Washington, on behalf of immigrants detained at the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington.

The 51品茶, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Human Rights First filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration鈥檚 policies regarding so-called 鈥渟afe third country鈥� agreements with Guatemala and other nations that force people fleeing for their lives to seek asylum in the same dangerous region they fled.

The federal government sets unreasonable bonds for detained immigrants, including asylum seekers, by failing to consider immigrants' financial resources or ability to pay, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed by the 51品茶 and the 51品茶 Foundation of Southern California (51品茶 SoCal).