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

“You have treated us worse than an animal.” This is Lilian’s message. The teen mom slit her wrists at a detention center in Texas.

Nazira rose to prominence as a journalist in Afghanistan. By the early 90s, she had become a widely recognized and respected reporter, known for her advocacy and intrepid spirit. It was this same spirit that the Taliban sought to crush.

A severe backlog of immigration cases, combined with a shortage of judges, is delaying justice for Tahirih clients.

Nazira Karimi decried the Taliban’s gender-apartheid politics and brutality against Afghan women and girls, and she was admired by the public for her advocacy. The Taliban were desperate to silence her courageous voice.

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.

Martha’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.