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Protecting and Serving U.S. Immigrants
November 24th, 2014What’s the most interesting question in the aftermath of President Obama’s executive action on immigration?
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NOW AVAILABLE: Fall 2014 Newsletter
November 20th, 2014Learn more about what we’ve been doing this fall to protect immigrant women and girls in communities, courts, and Congress.
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Staff Spotlight: Salma Hasan, Rosenberg Public Interest Fellow
November 20th, 2014Though it may seem like a small moment, one of my favorite memories at Tahirih is one of my first retainer signings. All I did that day was explain to the client that we were taking her case and cover the different agreements to be signed, but what was so memorable was the glow on both her and her mother’s faces.
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Tour to End Forced Marriage Heads to New Jersey
November 13th, 2014Honoring Our Heartbeats: A Tour to End Forced Marriage in the U.S. will bring three events to New Jersey on Dec. 3-4, including a powerful multimedia performance, a forced marriage training workshop for service providers, and an issue briefing about efforts to foster a coordinated, national response to forced marriage in the U.S.
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Foreign Domestic Violence Victims May Now Qualify as Refugees
October 28th, 2014Martha’s gangster boyfriend threw her down a flight of stairs and struck her so hard in her head that her ears rang for hours. Now, a landmark ruling in August from the nation’s highest immigration court could help Martha and other domestic violence survivors.
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Tour to End Forced Marriage Heads to San Francisco
October 21st, 2014“Honoring Our Heartbeats: A Tour to End Forced Marriage in the U.S.” stops in San Francisco from Nov. 5-7.
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Third Annual Houston Gala Celebrates Heroism of Tahirih Clients
September 25th, 2014Run. Walk. Hold someone’s hand. Do whatever you have to do to find the light at the end of the tunnel. These were the inspirational words that a young survivor of abuse shared with more than 300 guests who filled the Houstonian Hotel for Tahirih Houston’s 3rd Annual Gala.