In this article by Scalawag Magazine, Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, speaks about the specific vulnerabilities that immigrant survivors face during the eviction crisis.   Read more […]

Richard Caladrone, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, speaks about the administration’s final version of the transit asylum ban, which bars anyone approaching the U.S. southern border from applying for asylum, with limited […]

Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, speaks about the additional barriers that immigrant survivors face in accessing rental relief.   Read more here.

Archi Pyati, Tahirih Chief of Policy and Communications, speaks about the finalized, sweeping rule on asylum that would effectively eliminate this life-saving protection in the U.S.   Read more here.

Tahirih Houston Attorney, Jennefer Canales-Pelaez, was selected for the Voices of Houston award, recognizing her work to serve immigrant survivors of gender-based violence. Read more here.

The Stream, a daily TV show on Al Jazeera, discussed the issue of child marriage in the United States and why it persists. Femi Oke interviews Donna Pollard, founder of […]

In Houston, Harris County commissioners approved funding for a legal defense fund to support vulnerable immigrants and survivors of violence facing deportation. Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston’s Policy and Advocacy Manager, is […]

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Van Taylor introduced the Status of Child Marriage in the United States Act— legislation to study this pressing issue in the U.S. In a statement […]

In this article, the Women’s Media Center looks at the connection between economic insecurity and domestic violence—which has been exacerbated during the pandemic. The Women’s Media Center spoke to Aicha, […]

In Houston, communities continue to face eviction, despite a federal moratorium halting the practice. Houston Public Media spoke to Guadalupe Fernández, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, on barriers that […]