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District Judge Says Child Detention Must End Now
July 24th, 2015Victory! Read about a judge’s celebrated ruling to protect refugee children from ‘deplorable’ detention.
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New Freedom for Survivors in Detention
July 17th, 2015After a year of intensive advocacy, ICE announced it will free hundreds of mothers and children from remote U.S. detention centers. What needs to happen now in the name of justice?
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Why the Fight for Refugee Moms and Kids in Detention Is Not Over
June 26th, 2015Tahirih welcomes Homeland Security’s new commitment to humane detention, but the fight to protect refugee moms and kids is far from over.
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World Refugee Day: Through a Mother’s Eyes
June 17th, 2015“You have treated us worse than an animal.” This is Lilian’s message. The teen mom slit her wrists at a detention center in Texas.
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Paying the Highest Price: The Children of Our Border Project
June 7th, 2015Take a moment to learn more about the children of our Border Project on a special day to commemorate child victims around the world.
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Partnership with Hogan Lovells Will Press for Legal Reforms to Protect Forced Marriage Victims
May 14th, 2015As part of its Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative, Hogan Lovells will partner with Tahirih on a pro bono basis to improve the protections that U.S. laws offer to those facing or fleeing forced marriages.
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At Critical Juncture, Advocacy Organizations Ask Obama Once More to End Family Detention
May 14th, 2015Tahirih Houston Director says ‘indefinite, prolonged, and arbitrary detention of children and their mothers must stop.’