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Exxon Mobil Spouses Club Decorates Beautiful Children’s Room at Tahirih
March 5th, 2009They arrived with bags of toys and books, and they spent all morning painting, sorting stuffed animals, and decorating a room. Their work didn’t stop there.
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New Regulations for U and T Visas Issued
February 17th, 2009Long-awaited regulations that govern the process by which survivors of certain serious crimes and human trafficking may apply to become lawful permanent residents went into effect Jan. 12, 2009.
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Women’s Chances of Winning Asylum Hinge on Sometimes Conflicting Decisions
December 11th, 2008Over the course of four days in September 2008, then-US Attorney General Michael Mukasey opened the door for the Board of Immigration Appeals to fundamentally alter a woman’s ability to claim asylum in the United States based on gender-based persecution.
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Tahirih’s Executive Director Receives 2008 EXCEL Award
December 11th, 2008Layli Miller-Muro, Tahirih’s Founder and Executive Director, was honored as one of three “outstanding nonprofit leaders in the Washington metropolitan area for outstanding nonprofit chief executive leadership.”
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Washingtonian Magazine Names Tahirih “Top Local Charity”
December 11th, 2008Tahirih Justice Center was selected as one of the best local charities by The Washingtonian magazine and featured as one of “64 Ways to Do Good” in the December issue’s […]
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I-VAWA: A Vital Tool in the Fight Against a Worldwide Pandemic
December 11th, 2008I-VAWA offers women like Naeema—who survived a vicious acid attack at the hands of her husbandÔhope.
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Tahirih Presses for Full Implementation of Law Protecting Foreign Brides
December 11th, 2008The Government Accountability Office released a report in August 2008 citing widespread gaps in federal agencies’ implementation and enforcement of IMBRA.