A former client of Tahirih’s Forced Marriage Initiative shared her powerful story with the New York Times Upfront to raise awareness about child marriage in the U.S.

This Houston Chronicle article tells the story of a courageous survivor advocate working with Tahirih and Texas state legislators to change Texas’ minimum age law.

Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy explains in the Washington Post that America’s child marriage laws make children vulnerable to abuse, coercion, and exploitation.

Tahirih’s Chief of Policy and Programs and a courageous former Tahirih client are featured in this article about fear of deportation among survivors of gender-based violence.

Watch Tahirih CEO Layli Miller-Muro’s Facebook Live discussion with journalist Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times.

Tahirih CEO Layli Miller-Muro’s letter to the editor in the New York Times explains that imprisoning women and children will not stop survivors from seeking the protection to which they are entitled under U.S. law.

While our immigration policy advocacy progresses, Tahirih is driving forward the ongoing campaign to end child marriage in the U.S.