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Ableism in Immigration: Challenges for Disabled Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Background Each year on December 3, the world recognizes International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), which aims to promote the rights and well-being of the more than 1 billion […]
December 3, 2024 -
Not a ‘Groom,’ but ‘Grooming’: It’s Past Time to End Child Marriage in the United States
Tahirih’s Director of Public Policy, Casey Carter Swegman, wrote an op-ed in Ms. Magazine in support of the Child Marriage Prevention Act, which would go a long way towards ending […]
November 8, 2024
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Survivor Voices
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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 -
Camila
“I hope my story is helpful to someone else…and can inspire many women to be stronger. We need to help young women identify toxic relationships, so that there are fewer Camilas that go through such difficult things, let alone have our children suffer.”
November 21, 2022
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Tahirih Comments on Limited Scope Representation
The Tahirih Justice Center submitted comments to the Executive Office of Immigration Review in support of expanding limited scope representation in immigration courts and proceedings before the Board of Immigration Appeals.