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Now More Than Ever, Obama’s Immigration Policies Are Punishing the Persecuted
Read our full op-ed in Vice News.
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A Child Bride in Texas
A writer opens up about her mother’s harrowing experience with forced marriage in the Houston Chronicle.
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Advocates Urge President to Grant Temporary Status to Central American Immigrants
Conditions are too dangerous for safe return, and nearly 300 organizations want the president to address America’s humanitarian crisis now.
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On Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Why Do We Keep Incarcerating Victims and Their Children?
It is time to think critically about whether we are willing to support and protect ALL victims of domestic and sexual violence.
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Children Get Married in the U.S., Too
A bride and groom who are 15 and almost 40… Why are judges letting children marry adults in the United States?
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America’s Child Marriage Problem
In the United States today, thousands of children under 18 have recently taken marital vows — mostly girls married to adult men, often with approval from local judges.
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Hidden Among Us: Human Trafficking in Maryland
Most people wouldn’t associate Montgomery County with human trafficking. But experts say it’s happening here. Our Baltimore Director Morgan Weibel talks to Bethesda Magazine about problematic gaps in services for victims.
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Court Backlog Has Dire Consequences for Asylum-Seekers
Houston has one of the nation’s largest court backlogs, and the absence of just one judge can have a significant impact in the city’s chronically overrun immigration court system, according to an article published on Aug. 26 in the Houston Chronicle.
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I Learned to Follow, and Real Change Happened
Jaha’s journey has been transformative, not just for her, but for me. I am humbled to see someone so young leading us all as we fight for equality for girls and women.
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World Refugee Day: Through a Mother’s Eyes
“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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