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The Impact of COVID-19 on Survivors of Forced Marriage
July 30th, 2020By: Forced Marriage Initiative Project Associate, Hellitz Villegas Our clients have been deeply impacted by the pandemic. The majority of our clients face harm from their parents, siblings, or other […]
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‘Racism is a public health crisis’: COVID-19 and racial disparity
June 17th, 2020WFAA, Dallas’s leading local news outlet, quotes Tahirih Houston Policy & Advocacy Manager, Guadalupe Fernandez, on racism and how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately harming communities of color. Racial injustice […]
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If Americans believe in freedom from lockdown, they should start here
June 17th, 2020This opinion piece from CNN covers the story of Tahirih Atlanta client Danilo, an asylum seeker who was detained by ICE for over a year and separated from his husband […]
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What will Trump’s immigration ban mean for the Bay Area?
May 11th, 2020The San Francisco Chronicle reports on the impact of the administration’s executive order to suspend some immigration on immigrant survivors. The article quotes Morgan Weibel, Executive Director of Tahirih SF […]
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Trump acelera las expulsiones de inmigrantes sin papeles en plena pandemia
May 11th, 2020A Spanish news outlet, El País, highlights the administration’s restrictive border policies that continue, even during the pandemic. The article quotes Shana Tabak, Tahirih Atlanta Executive Director, about her visit […]
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Trump’s threat of total immigration ban ignites outrage, confusion
May 11th, 2020ABC News reports on the administration’s proposed executive order that would suspend most immigration to the U.S. Since the announcement, it has raised questions about the fate of many immigrants […]
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‘Xenophobe in Chief:’ Trump’s Executive Order Has Nothing to Do With Coronavirus, Attorneys Say
May 11th, 2020The Daily Beast quotes Archi Pyati, Tahirih Chief of Policy and Communications, on the administration’s executive order that would suspend most immigration to the U.S. Pyati shares, “Any executive order […]