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Utah Lawmaker Wants to Raise Legal Marriage Age to 18
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May 18th, 2018Lawmakers in Utah are pushing to raise the legal marriage age to 18.
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Delaware Has Banned Marriage Under Age 18. Other States Also Consider Limits.
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May 17th, 2018Delaware is the first state in the United States to ban marriage under the age of 18.
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Kentucky Votes To Ban Child Marriage
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March 20th, 2018Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with NPR about a critical bill to overhaul Kentucky’s child marriage laws.
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Sessions Reviewing Immigrant Abuse Victims’ Protections
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March 13th, 2018Tahirih’s Chief of Policy spoke with CNN about Attorney General Jeff Session’s recent move to reconsider whether survivors of domestic violence can seek asylum in the U.S.
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Trump Administration Moves to Reshape Who Qualifies for Asylum
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March 12th, 2018Courageous Tahirih client Aracely spoke with NPR’s Morning Edition for this story about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent moves to review who qualifies for asylum in the U.S.
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Administration Highlights Violence Against Women — To Blame Immigrants For It
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January 19th, 2018Tahirih’s Chief of Policy spoke with the Huffington Post about a U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Department of Justice report that misuses statistics on gender-based violence to justify restrictionist immigration policies.
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Advocates Are Fighting to Outlaw Adult Marriages to Minors
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January 3rd, 2018Tahirih’s Jeanne Smoot spoke with the ABA Journal about our work to change the laws that allow child marriage across the U.S.