On April 15, 2011, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed into law a bill that greatly expands and streamlines Virginia’s protective order statute, filling a gaping hole in the current law and providing better access to protection for many of Tahirih’s clients. Protective orders, more commonly known as restraining orders, are civil court orders issued to [...]
Read more...Since the first quarter of 2010, Houston’s Pro Bono Attorney Network has grown from 83 individual attorneys at 13 law firms to 188 attorneys at 20 firms—an incredible growth of 227%. This increase represents not only the strength of support from the Houston community for Tahirih’s mission of providing justice to immigrant women and girls [...]
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Tahirih is well known for its immigration assistance of women and girls fleeing violence. However, as we found that our clients’ lack of immigration status affects all aspects of their lives, we expanded our programs to provide family law and case management services to meet their holistic needs. Our clients are not familiar with the [...]
Read more...Teresa* was in an abusive relationship with Enrique. One night, soon after she gave birth to their first child, Enrique hit Teresa in the face. Teresa ran out of their apartment and called 911. When the police arrived, she told them what happened and that she was afraid of Enrique. Then one of the police [...]
Read more...*UPDATE: Tahirih has just won its first victories in securing full U visa approvals for clients after nine years of government delay!
The article below was originally published before any U visas had been approved for Tahirih clients. Before now, victims of crime had only been granted Interim Relief or Deferred Action, which required yearly renewals [...]
It is often hard to imagine the horrific violence that women and girls flee when they seek our services. But imagine the practical barriers they face simply trying to navigate social and legal systems within the United States. For example, escaping from an abuser is not as simple as running away, when many of our [...]
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