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Maryland will become a ‘destination for the exploitation of girls’ if underage marriage laws aren’t changed, advocates say
March 12th, 2020WUSA9 highlights Maryland’s efforts to improve protections for women and girls at risk of child marriage and related harms in Maryland. The article features Tahirih Senior Counsel for Public Policy […]
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Federal court halts decision to block Trump policy forcing migrants wait in Mexico
March 10th, 2020The Houston Chronicle reported on the current halt on the legal decision to block the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. Richard Caldarone, Tahirih Litigation Counsel, is quoted in response to […]
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Federal court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy — then reverses itself
March 10th, 2020USA Today reported on the court’s decision to halt the ban against the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. In 2019, Tahirih and other immigrant advocates filed a lawsuit challenging the […]
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Federal appeals court blocks, then stays, Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program
March 9th, 2020Roll Call reported on the federal court’s decision to halt the ban on the administration’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ program, a policy that continues to send asylum seekers into danger. Tahirih‘s […]
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End Child Marriage in Minnesota
March 9th, 2020The StarTribune reported on Minnesota’s push to pass child marriage reforms, citing the Tahirih Justice Center’s research on the effects of child marriage in the article. The consequences of underage […]
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Letter to My Father: A Reflection on the Border
February 19th, 2020Tahirih Policy Communications Associate, Rachel Pak, reflects on her time at the border for the Asian American outlet, Angry Asian Man. Coming from an Asian immigrant family, she writes about […]
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Trump administration puts pressure on completing deportation cases of migrant children
February 14th, 2020CNN spoke with Tahirih Chief of Programs, Rená Cutlip-Mason, on the administration’s 60-day deadline to complete immigration cases of unaccompanied children. The 60-day window is a deadline that is rarely […]