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Hidden Among Us: Human Trafficking in Maryland
Most people wouldn’t associate Montgomery County with human trafficking. But experts say it’s happening here. Our Baltimore Director Morgan Weibel talks to Bethesda Magazine about problematic gaps in services for victims.
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Action Alert: Urge DHS to Release Mothers With Their Children
Child survivors of trauma need their mothers’ love and support outside of the restrictive and disempowering settings of family detention.
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I Learned to Follow, and Real Change Happened
Jaha’s journey has been transformative, not just for her, but for me. I am humbled to see someone so young leading us all as we fight for equality for girls and women.
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District Judge Says Child Detention Must End Now
Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.
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New Freedom for Survivors in Detention
After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?
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Why the Fight for Refugee Moms and Kids in Detention Is Not Over
Tahirih welcomes Homeland Security’s new commitment to humane detention, but the fight to protect refugee moms and kids is far from over.
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World Refugee Day: Through a Mother’s Eyes
“You have treated us worse than an animal.” This is Lilian’s message. The teen mom slit her wrists at a detention center in Texas.
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Paying the Highest Price: The Children of Our Border Project
Take a moment to learn more about the children of our Border Project on a special day to commemorate child victims around the world.
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Partnership with Hogan Lovells Will Press for Legal Reforms to Protect Forced Marriage Victims
As part of its Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative, Hogan Lovells will partner with Tahirih on a pro bono basis to improve the protections that U.S. laws offer to those facing or fleeing forced marriages.
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At Critical Juncture, Advocacy Organizations Ask Obama Once More to End Family Detention
Tahirih Houston Director says ‘indefinite, prolonged, and arbitrary detention of children and their mothers must stop.’