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Survey of Advocates Reveals Immigrant Survivors Fear Reporting Violence
June 4th, 2019Tahirih and a coalition of national organizations issued this statement after releasing the eye-opening results of a survey of advocates working with immigrant survivors of violence.
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Victory in Georgia! New Law Protects Against Child Marriage
May 6th, 2019Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a bill ending child marriage in Georgia!
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‘Heartless’: Advocates Bristle at Trump Plan to Charge Asylum-Seekers a Fee
April 30th, 2019Tahirih Chief of Policy Archi Pyati spoke with NBC News about the cruelty of the administration’s proposed fee on asylum seekers.
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Presidential Proclamation Calls For Harmful Asylum Restrictions
April 30th, 2019Tahirih is deeply concerned about the likelihood of new regulations pursuant to the presidential proclamation on April 29, which will make it nearly impossible for asylum seekers to access the rights to which they are entitled under international and domestic law.
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Maryland Legislature Fails to Address Child Marriage – Again
April 19th, 2019Tahirih is disappointed that for the fourth year in a row, Maryland’s legislature ended its session without passing legislation to fix the state’s child marriage problem.
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Trump’s New Attorney General Launches Fresh Changes to Immigration Courts
April 12th, 2019The San Francisco Chronicle detailed recent changes to immigration policy that would allow appellate judges to declare their rulings as precedent, quoting Tahirih Chief of Programs Rena Cutlip-Mason.
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Federal Judge Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
April 9th, 2019Tahirih celebrates a federal judge’s decision blocking the Administration’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases are pending.