Press Release

Tahirih Justice Center Praises Law & Order Episode Addressing the Legal Obstacles Faced by Women Fleeing Violence and Seeking Protection in the United States

Posted: 3/18/2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Layli Miller-Muro, Executive Director, (571) 282-6161, justice@tahirih.org
Falls Church, VA—March 18, 2010. The Tahirih Justice Center praises last night’s episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“Witness”), which brought to light obstacles faced by women fleeing violence who seek protection under US law. Sam Waterston, who plays District Attorney “Jack [...]

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Department of Justice News Release Reveals Failure to Enforce 2006 Law to Protect Foreign Brides from Abuse

Posted: 10/16/2009

Contact: Jeanne L. Smoot, Director of Public Policy, (571) 282-6196
Falls Church, VA—October 16, 2009. A US Department of Justice (DOJ) News Release issued on October 13, 2009[1] raises renewed serious concerns about the federal government’s inattention to the full implementation and enforcement of the “International Marriage Broker Regulation Act” (IMBRA), a law enacted in January [...]

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