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States across the country take action to save child brides
June 24th, 2019Senior Counsel for Public Policy and Strategy Jeanne Smoot spoke to NBC News about the nationwide push for states to raise the minimum age of marriage to 18.
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Immigrant Domestic Violence Survivors Are Afraid to Go to Law Enforcement Under Trump
June 20th, 2019The Pacific Standard cited an advocate survey conducted by a coalition of national civil rights organizations, and quoted Chief of Policy Archi Pyati.
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Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Rape Too Scared to Call Police over Fears of Being Deported or Separated from Children
June 5th, 2019Newsweek reported on a recent advocate survey conducted by the Tahirih Justice Center and other national organizations.
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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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Anne Chandler Is Seeking Justice for Houston’s Most Vulnerable Immigrants
May 24th, 2019Houstonia profiled Houston Executive Director Anne Chandler’s career of helping immigrant women and girls seek asylum in the United States. Chandler also commented on recent immigration policies: “To see our […]
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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.
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House of Representatives Passes the Bi-Partisan Violence Against Women Act
April 4th, 2019Tahirih celebrates the bi-partisan passage of the reuathorization of the Violence Against Women Act in the House of Representatives.