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The Tahirih Justice Center Responds to Shocking Data in USCIS Report on Child Marriage
January 15th, 2019USCIS released a new report on how the U.S. immigration system encourages child marriages. Tahirih is alarmed by the data in the report, and urges USCIS to provide further clarifications for a better understanding of the problem.
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After 247 Days, Vilma Carrillo, an Immigrant Woman Separated from Her Daughter, Has Been Released from ICE Custody.
January 11th, 2019Pacific Standard spoke with Tahirih Atlanta Executive Director Shana Tabak after ICE released Tahirih client, Vilma, from detention in Georgia.
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Victory in Ohio: New Law Limits Marriage to “Legal Adults”
January 8th, 2019The Governor of Ohio signed a bill which limits marriage to legal adults. The new law is a big step forward in the campaign to end child marriage in the U.S.
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Ohio to Raise Marriage Age after Dayton Daily News Investigation
January 7th, 2019The governor of Ohio signed a new marriage bill limiting marriage to legal adults.
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Penn Badgley is Teaming Up with the Tahirih Justice Center to Help An Immigrant Mom Separated From Her Daughter
December 21st, 2018Teen Vogue interviews Tahirih Atlanta Executive Director, Shana Tabak, and actor Penn Badgley about visiting Tahirih client Vilma Carrillo Carrillo in detention.
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DHS to Make Migrants Wait in Mexico While Asylum Claims Processed
December 20th, 2018Tahirih Chief of Policy, Archi Pyati, is quoted on the announcement of a new policy sending migrants to Mexico while their cases are being processed.
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‘A Moral Disaster’: AP Reveals Scope of Migrant Kids Program
December 19th, 2018Tahirih Atlanta Executive Director, Shana Tabak, discusses the inconsistencies in the approach to caring for migrant children.