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New Report: U.S. Government Plays Critical Role in the Elimination of Child Marriage
January 26th, 2023In Time to Lead: The Federal Government’s Role in Ending Child Marriage in the United States, Tahirih highlights the critical role of the federal government in our fight to end child marriage here at home.
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New Report Compares Impact of Compromise Legislation To End Child Marriage in the U.S.
January 26th, 2023In Comparing Compromises: Varying Impacts of Laws that Limit, But Do Not End Child Marriage, Tahirih analyzes data from states that have recently passed a reform to limit child marriage.
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New Reports: New Data on Child Marriage Shows the Time to Act is Now
January 26th, 2023The Tahirih Justice Center has released two new reports that underscore the urgent need to take action against child marriage in the United States. These reports reveal alarming new data and call for long overdue legislative action at the state and federal levels to protect all children from the harms of child marriage.
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Biden Breaks Promise to Restore Fair Asylum in U.S. By Expanding Title 42 Once Again
January 6th, 2023In response to President Biden’s remarks on news asylum restrictions announced on Thursday, January 5, 2023, Tahirih’s CEO, Archi Pyati, has issued the following statement: “Expanding immigration policies based on […]
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The Refugee Protection Act Will Improve the Way U.S. Welcomes Refugees
December 23rd, 2022The Tahirih Justice Center welcomes the introduction of the Refugee Protection Act (RPA). This bill not only ensures our doors remain open to refugees and asylum seekers but also reasserts long-held legal precedent.
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A fair asylum process must protect the most vulnerable at our borders
December 16th, 2022The Hill featured an Op-Ed by Irena Sullivan, senior immigration policy counsel at the Tahirih Justice Center, that calls for an asylum process that protects immigrants survivors of gender-based violence.
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A migration policy based on “deterrence” increases risk of gender-based violence
December 16th, 2022A recent report from our two organizations reveals shocking levels of gender-based violence at the US/Mexico border, and exposes how the deterrence-based asylum policy of the US is fueling it.