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“Immigrant Survivor Nonprofit Raises Alarm as Houston Police Contact ICE After 911 Domestic Violence Call—Warning of ‘Chilling Effect’ on Survivor Reporting”
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July 24th, 2025HOUSTON – The Tahirih Justice Center has been serving immigrant survivors in Houston since 2009, and nationwide since 1997. Today, the level of fear among those we serve is at […]
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Tahirih Justice Center Warns Supreme Court Ruling Undermines Legal Safeguards Against Executive Overreach
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July 22nd, 2025Today, the Supreme Court permitted an executive order redefining birthright citizenship to go into effect for everyone except the specific plaintiffs in ongoing federal litigation. In so ruling, the court […]
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Justice Department Launches Attack on Refugee Women
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July 18th, 2025Washington, D.C. (July 18, 2025) – Today, the Justice Department issued a precedential decision that attempts to turn back the clock on progress made in recognizing women’s rights as human […]
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Missouri Bans Child Marriage
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July 9th, 2025“Early marriage stunts children’s futures and growth for the rest of their lives. Every person in Missouri now has the right to decide, as adults, whether to marry, and to […]
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Fear and Silence: New Insights from Survey of 170+ Advocates for Immigrant Survivors of Violence
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June 24th, 2025Attorneys and advocates for survivors of violence have noted a troubling trend in the first months of 2025: immigrant crime victims are even more afraid to seek help from the […]
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The Alliance for Immigrant Survivors urges members of Congress to VOTE NO on H.R. 30 (“Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act”) to protect survivors
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January 13th, 2025The Alliance for Immigrant Survivors urges members of Congress to vote no on H.R. 30 (“Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act”) to protect survivors. H.R. 30 unnecessarily and imprudently […]
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DC City Council Unanimously Passes Ban on Child Marriage in the District of Columbia
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December 19th, 2024WASHINGTON – The Washington, DC City Council unanimously approved the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act on December 17, setting the minimum age of consent for marriage at 18. This is […]