The Alliance for Immigrant Survivors urges members of Congress to vote no on H.R. 30 (“Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act”) to protect survivors. H.R. 30 unnecessarily and imprudently […]

WASHINGTON – The Washington, DC City Council unanimously approved the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act on December 17, setting the minimum age of consent for marriage at 18. This is […]

Casey Carter Swegman: “That’s not an exaggeration; it’s simply the truth.” FALLS CHURCH – “They’re throwing women, girls, and other persecuted people back to the violence they are desperately trying […]

Tahirih Justice Center reacts to U.S. government’s latest attack on asylum Falls Church, VA – Reacting to additional asylum restrictions from DHS and DOJ, Casey Carter Swegman, Director of Policy […]

Aliya Abbas, Survivor and Activist: “I hope to see a day when survivors no longer have to relive their traumas to advocate an end to child marriage, because good people […]

Falls Church, VA – Following is a statement from Archi Pyati, Chief Executive Officer of the Tahirih Justice Center. As a leading advocate for immigrant survivors of violence, and an […]

From federal and state-by-state analysis to survivor stories, the compendium helps policymakers, the media, and the public understand this insidious form of child abuse and act to abolish it Falls […]