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Congressmen Honored for Long-Standing Commitment to Women and Girls Fleeing Violence
April 7th, 2015Tahirih Justice Center will honor two retired congressmen who have been critical advocates for courageous immigrant women and girls fleeing human rights abuses at its 18th Annual Gala
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Report Finds Law to Protect Foreign Brides Has Not Been Fully Implemented
December 18th, 2014Almost a decade has elapsed since Congress passed the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, but U.S. agencies have yet to fully implement and enforce the federal law to safeguard so-called “mail-order” brides from abuse and exploitation, according to a report issued last week.
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Senate Passes Bill That Would Benefit Immigrant Survivors of Violence
June 28th, 2013Tahirih Justice Center praises the United States Senate’s passage yesterday of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.
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Tahirih Decries House Passage of Harmful VAWA Bill
May 17th, 2012Tahirih is deeply disappointed by the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage yesterday of a flawed bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
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Inaugural Public Policy Council Adds Momentum to Tahirih’s Advocacy on the Hill
December 1st, 2010To multiply Tahirih’s public policy capacity, and to provide critical financial support to sustain and strengthen these important efforts, Tahirih has launched a dynamic new Public Policy Council.
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USCIS Issues Fact Sheet to Protect Foreign Brides from Abuse
October 28th, 2010Release of fact sheet marks significant milestone in implementation of IMBRA, legislation spearheaded by Tahirih to prevent the abuse and exploitation of so-called “mail-order brides.”
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Department of Justice Reveals Failure to Enforce 2006 Law to Protect Foreign Brides from Abuse
October 16th, 2009As long as IMBRA implementation and enforcement is lagging, vulnerable foreign women who meet American men through IMBs will remain dangerously unaware of lifesaving information about a future partner’s violent criminal history and about their legal rights.