Tahirih welcomes Homeland Security’s new commitment to humane detention, but the fight to protect refugee moms and kids is far from over.

Tahirih Houston Director says ‘indefinite, prolonged, and arbitrary detention of children and their mothers must stop.’

A NEWLY EXPANDED PRACTICE In summer 2014, the Obama Administration dramatically expanded the practice of jailing refugee women and children seeking protection at U.S. borders. The vast majority of these […]

Will the Department of Homeland Security uphold its legal commitment to treat immigrant children fairly?

Angela’s* son turned 3 inside the confines of a crowded detention center. He was stuck there, along with hundreds of other mothers and children fleeing violence in Central America.

Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are deeply concerned about the harmful impact of family detention centers on already traumatized immigrant women and children fleeing violence.

Houston Director: “It is urgent that we enact alternatives to detention and release survivors of sexual and domestic violence as soon as possible.”