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Trump administration puts pressure on completing deportation cases of migrant children
February 14th, 2020CNN spoke with Tahirih Chief of Programs, Rená Cutlip-Mason, on the administration’s 60-day deadline to complete immigration cases of unaccompanied children. The 60-day window is a deadline that is rarely […]
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Penn Badgley Talks You, Gender Equality, and Violence Against Women
January 31st, 2020In Teen Vogue’s interview with Tahirih Ambassador, Penn Badgley, he discusses his work on gender-based violence and advocacy for women and girls seeking asylum. Badgely also spoke about his recent […]
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Supreme Court allows rule to turn away immigrants who may need public assistance
January 31st, 2020ABC News quoted Tahirih Senior Immigration Policy Counsel, Irena Sullivan, in response to the Supreme Court’s public charge ruling. Certain immigrants may face more barriers to obtaining a Green Card […]
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Panel OKs proposal to increase age to wed
January 31st, 2020Indiana passed a law raising the minimum marriage age to 18, with an expectation for 17-year olds under special circumstances. The Journal Gazette quotes Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and […]
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New Tahirih Report on Child Marriage in the U.S.
January 23rd, 2020We’re proud to share our new report, Making Progress, But Still Falling Short: A Report on the Movement to End Child Marriage in America. This report contains the latest analysis […]
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ACLU presenta demanda contra la política que convierte a Guatemala, El Salvador y Honduras en ‘tercer país seguro’
January 15th, 2020In this Spanish article, Univision covers Tahirih’s latest lawsuit filed against the administration to challenge the “safe third country” rule, which sends individuals to the Northern Triangle countries to seek […]
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Civil rights group challenges Trump asylum deals with Central American countries
January 15th, 2020NBC News covered Tahirih’s newest lawsuit that was filed, which challenges the administration’s “safe third country” rule. Under the rule, asylum seekers are being sent to the Northern Triangle countries […]