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Child Marriage in Washington, D.C.
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September 17th, 2024With 13 states having ended child marriage entirely, and every state from North Carolina to Maine taking action on the issue since 2016, D.C. must take urgent action to end child marriage.
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Celebrating 30 Years of the Violence Against Women Act
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September 13th, 2024In September 1994, Congress passed the landmark, bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that saved and transformed countless lives. After the passage of VAWA, the rate of intimate […]
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Midyear Update: Our Progress in 2024
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August 16th, 2024With the upcoming elections this fall, we are hearing increased dehumanizing rhetoric about people legally seeking safety. In this climate, Tahirih is clear about our principles and policy priorities. We […]
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Aaron Bao Presents “Soaring in Concert” to Benefit the Tahirih Justice Center with a $30,000 Fundraising Goal
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July 30th, 2024On August 17, 2024, Aaron Bao, a junior at the Harker School in San Jose, California, will host “Soaring in Concert” to support the Tahirih Justice Center. This year’s event aims to raise $30,000 to aid immigrant survivors of gender-based violence
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Survivors Deserve Better: Proposed Rule, Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings, Threatens Asylum System
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June 25th, 2024It is abundantly clear that authorizing asylum officers to consider certain mandatory bars during the CF/RF stage will have a significant impact on the ability of survivors fleeing gender-based persecution to obtain asylum. To propose this change under the guise of purported “operational flexibility” so that the government can remove asylum seekers swiftly without regard to the meritoriousness of their claims for asylum is unconscionable.
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Tahirih Justice Center Opposes the Passage of Georgia’s HB1105, A Threat to Immigrant Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
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May 2nd, 2024HB1105, a threat to immigrant survivors, mandates that local law enforcement in Georgia coordinate with federal immigration officials.
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Tahirih in 2023
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March 20th, 2024