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Staff Spotlight: Deepa Bijpuria, Baltimore Immigration Attorney
August 14th, 2014I came to Tahirih so that I could expand my practice to new areas in immigration law and represent more women and girls who are demanding a life free from violence. They deserve the same freedom that I take for granted every day.
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Tahirih Houston Takes on Key Role in Protection of Refugee Children
August 5th, 2014Girls now account for almost half of unaccompanied children making the dangerous trip north from Central America. At the epicenter of the border crisis, Tahirih Houston is working to ensure their protection.
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Fighting Violence Against Immigrant Women
September 5th, 2013When Anne Chandler travels around Houston, she doesn’t see the same city you and I see.
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A Harrowing Story of Female Genital Mutilation, and the Houston Group Fighting for Women Refugees
September 26th, 2012When Kadi entered the United States for the second time, she knew there would be no returning to her home country of Mali. An activist who fought for women’s rights and who defied her husband and community to protect her daughter from female genital mutilation, she knew that returning would cost her her life and leave her daughter without a protector.
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Representation Essential to the Success of an Immigrant’s Case
September 13th, 2011For women and girls like Tahirih’s clients, it is not enough to have just any attorney. Their unique gender-based violence cases require attorneys who are well-versed in both sensitive cultural issues and the extremely complicated and often unexplored territory of gender-based immigration law.
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Tahirih Wins High-Profile Asylum Case for Young Woman Who Suffered FGM/C
April 26th, 2011The court decision reflects a critical course-correction from earlier decisions by both the judge and the nation’s highest immigration court that held asylum claims by women who have suffered FGM to a higher legal standard than claims by other asylum applicants.
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Landmark Legislation Would Reaffirm U.S. Commitment to Refugees
April 6th, 2010Landmark legislation would reaffirm the United States’ commitment to all those fleeing persecution and enact key provisions to assist women and girls seeking asylum in the United States.