On September 13th, 1994, Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)—the first comprehensive federal law focused on preventing and addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. For three decades, […]

Domestic violence is not a “little fight” — it is a serious and dangerous crime that devastates families and communities. According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, more than 12 […]

The Tahirih Justice Center is proud to stand with a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates, led by Donna Simmons and Senator Julie Raque Adams, as a new push to […]

Yesterday, the Attorney General issued a decision in Matter of S-S-F-M- that reinstated a dangerous legal interpretation that will in real terms put survivors of domestic and sexual violence in […]

Dear Friends, Summer’s ending, children are back to school, and we’re already halfway through 2025. Can you believe it? At Tahirih, we’ve been working through unprecedented challenges. Despite threats to […]

On August 14, the Washington Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Chief issued an executive order allowing officers making traffic stops to notify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents about the immigration […]

Over the last few months, we have seen numerous executive orders, policy changes, and court decisions reshape our immigration system and threaten the ability of survivors to access safety. Our […]