In this opinion piece, Stephen Legomsky, professor emeritus at the Washington University School of Law, writes about the pressing need to include “gender” as a ground for asylum protections. Read […]

Our country’s asylum law urgently needs to be changed to clearly protect women who would otherwise meet the stringent requirements for asylum.

Rachel Pak, Tahirih Media Relations Associate, in an op-ed argues that calling what is happening at the southern border a ‘crisis’ is harmful rhetoric that dehumanizes immigrants and distracts from […]

ABC News reported on the LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization, GLAAD, and their open letter standing in solidarity with transgender women and girls in honor of Women’s History Month and Trans […]

The Texan reported on the misdemeanor bail policy in Harris County and the increase in violent crime rates, with a group of monitors stating they are not connected. The article […]

Law 360 reported on a California federal judge’s blocking of a Trump administration rule that sped up removal proceedings and negatively impacted survivors of violence. The Tahirih Justice Center was […]

The Capital Gazette reported on Maryland’s sixth attempt to pass legislation to protect minors from the harms of child marriage.