Latest News
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Tahirih Welcomes Four New Members to Board of Directors
Tahirih is proud to welcome four new members to its Board of Directors. Isaac Marshall, an Investment Professional at TLG Capital, Heidi Koester Oliveira, Senior Director of Global Sustainability at […]
January 29, 2025 -
Breaking Down the News: How the January 20 Executive Orders Will Impact Immigrant Survivors
This analysis focuses on the impact the January 20 executive orders are likely to have on the ability of immigrant women, girls, and other survivors of gender-based violence to access safety and the legal status to which they are entitled under law.
January 29, 2025
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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 Public Charge Rule for Immigrant Survivors of Violence
Tahirih, along with the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence and other partner organizations, filed comments with the Department of State (DOS) concerning the public charge ground of inadmissibility. The comment urges DOS to enact a public charge rule that addresses the needs of survivors of domestic and other gender-based violence.