This one pager describes the various pathways to legal residence for immigrant survivors of gender-based violence present in the United States. 

What is gender-based violence? What are the forms of it? We answer these questions about gender-based violence, which is a cause and consequence of gender inequality, in this one pager.

This compilation of stories from clients of the Tahirih Justice Center highlights the importance of the Violence Against Women Act.

Honor Fauziya Kassindja’s legacy on the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking legal victory.

Please get involved right now in the fight to end the epidemic of violence against women and girls! Immigrant women and girls who are disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence need your help in the struggle for safety and dignity. Host an event and bring along our outreach tool kit to spread the word.

Layli Miller-Muro founded Tahirih in 1997 following her involvement as a student attorney in a precedent-setting case that revolutionized asylum law in the United States. Learn more about our pioneering history in the protection of women and girls.

Violence against women and girls is a global epidemic of staggering proportions. Get the facts and learn more about why immigrant women and girls are acutely vulnerable to violence.