Monica Swahn
Latest News
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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 […]
August 14, 2025 -
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 […]
August 6, 2025
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Survivor Voices
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Anika
Living in India as a divorced single mother was very hard. My abusive first husband abandoned my daughter and I when she was very young and never provided any support. […]
July 29, 2025 -
Anastasia
I came to the U.S. in the winter of 2006. Life back home in Mexico was tough for me and my family. I dreamt of going to college and graduating but with my family’s economic status, that dream was too costly and impossible.
At least I was able to graduate high school and that is something I am proud of since I was also working at the time to help my family. I was always looking for an opportunity to have a better life as a young woman.June 23, 2023
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