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Breaking Down the News: Attorney General Reinstates Harmful Decision on Domestic Violence Asylum
On September 2, 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi overruled an important precedent that supported domestic violence-related asylum claims. In the same decision, she reinstated flawed 2018 and 2021 Attorney General […]
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Celebrating the Anniversary of VAWA Amid Ongoing Attacks on Immigrant Women
On September 13th, 1994, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)—the first comprehensive federal law focused on preventing and addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. For three decades, […]
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Domestic violence is not a “little fight”
Domestic violence is not a “little fight” — it is a serious and dangerous crime that devastates families and communities. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, more than 12 […]
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Tahirih Stands with Donna Simmons and Senator Adams in Renewed Effort to Protect Kentucky’s Children
The Tahirih Justice Center is proud to stand with a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates, led by Donna Simmons and Senator Julie Raque Adams, as a new push to […]
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Now Is the Time to Recognize Gender as a Ground for Asylum
Yesterday, the Attorney General issued a decision in Matter of S-S-F-M- that reinstated a dangerous legal interpretation that will in real terms put survivors of domestic and sexual violence in […]
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Our August at Tahirih: Reflections from Our CEO
Dear Friends, Summer’s ending, children are back to school, and we’re already halfway through 2025. Can you believe it? At Tahirih, we’ve been working through unprecedented challenges. Despite threats to […]
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Actions of federal law enforcement in DC do not make Washington, DC residents safer
On August 14, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Chief issued an executive order allowing officers making traffic stops to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents about the immigration […]
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Midyear Update: Our Progress in 2025
Over the last few months, we have seen numerous executive orders, policy changes, and court decisions reshape our immigration system and threaten the ability of survivors to access safety. Our […]
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Rumors of Lowering the Country’s Legal Marriage Age to 14 Debunked — What’s Really Happening
Tahirih Justice Center Public Policy Manager Alex Goyette addresses a harmful rumor being spread on social media: that there is an attempt by the President to use federal power to […]
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There Is No Role for the Virginia National Guard to Enforce Federal Immigration Law
The Tahirih Justice Center has five offices across the country, including one in Falls Church, VA. While the National Guard typically provides support in response to emergencies such as disaster […]