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New Jersey Just Became the First State to Completely Ban Child Marriage
March 14th, 2017Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with PBS NewsHour about the importance of raising the minimum age of marriage to protect minors from abuse and exploitation.
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Don’t Separate Mothers and Children
March 13th, 2017Tahirih responds to news that DHS is considering separating mothers and children who are seeking asylum in this letter to the editor in the Washington Post.
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Trump Admin Quietly Made Asylum More Difficult in the U.S.
March 9th, 2017Tahirih Chief of Policy and Programs Archi Pyati speaks about the impact that the updated lesson plan for asylum officers will have on survivors seeking refuge in the U.S. in this CNN article.
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Tahirih Urges Legislators to Support Bill to End Child Marriage in Connecticut
March 6th, 2017Tahirih submitted written testimony to the Connecticut General Assembly in support of HB 5442, a bill to eliminate exceptions to age 18 as the minimum legal age to marry.
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Tahirih Statement on New Executive Order Issued March 6
March 6th, 2017On March 6, the Administration revoked the Executive Order signed by President Trump on January 27 and issued a new Executive Order on visa issuance and refugee determinations.
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A Nation of Laws – What About Immigration?
March 6th, 2017Tahirih CEO Layli Miller-Muro’s letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal explains that the president’s executive actions on immigration won’t only cost taxpayers money, but will also make us all less safe.
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New DHS Interviews Likely to Shut the Door on Eligible Refugee Women and Children
March 3rd, 2017Changes to the training manual for asylum officers conducting screenings at U.S. borders will turn away survivors of gender-based violence.