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Letter From Layli: Take Action for Refugees and Immigrants
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January 29th, 2017We are at a critical time in history, when the values our country was built on are being tested and clarified.
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New Executive Orders Will Keep Immigrant Women and Children From Accessing Legal Protection
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January 25th, 2017Women and children fleeing violence will be hindered from receiving the legal protection they are entitled to as a result of two new executive orders.
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Letter From Layli: What’s At Stake in 2017
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January 19th, 2017Tahirih is eager to meet the challenges of the days ahead.
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Mayor Turner Asserts Houston’s Commitment to Being a Welcoming City for Immigrants and Refugees
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December 12th, 2016Mayor Turner expressed Houston’s support for immigrants and refugees and commitment to immigrant survivors of crimes at a recent press conference.
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Tahirih Releases National Consultation Summary Report: Should Forced Marriage be Criminalized in the United States?
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December 2nd, 2016Tahirih’s report details advocates’ perspectives on the potential risks and benefits of making forced marriage a criminal offense in the U.S.
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Report: U.S. State Statutes on Minimum Marriage Age
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November 22nd, 2016Tahirih’s compilation of all 50 states’ laws on minimum marriage age and exceptions is the focus of a November 2016 article in The Chronicle of Social Change.
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Statutory Compilation Shows How State Laws Permit Child Marriage to Persist in Present-Day America
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November 18th, 2016A new compilation of all 50 states’ laws on minimum marriage age and exceptions reveals the ways in which state statutes allow children to be married.