Tahirih 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.

The 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.

Tahirih celebrates a federal judge’s decision blocking the Administration’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases are pending.

Ohio passed a law raising the minimum marriage age to 18, with an exception for 17-year-olds. Dayton Daily News quotes Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot.

In San Francisco, a judge blocked the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, citing that the policy lacks basic protections for migrants.

Tahirih celebrates the bi-partisan passage of the reuathorization of the Violence Against Women Act in the House of Representatives.

NBC News reported on opposition to bills seeking to outlaw child marriage in states across the country, quoting Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot.