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Biden administration announces asylum system overhaul: What you need to know
March 25th, 2022The Los Angeles Times immigration reporter, Andrea Castillo, spoke with Tahirih’s Senior Litigation Counsel, Richard Caldarone, about the new asylum regulations and what they mean for survivors of violence.
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The Federal Backlog That’s Hurting Immigrants — and Our Economy
March 9th, 2022Tahirih’s Managing Attorney, Payal Sinha, wrote an opinion piece published by otherwords.org. The commentary explains why 1.4 million immigrants are stuck waiting on work permits, which is threatening their ability to survive.
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Maryland: Come for the crab cakes, the boardwalk, a child bride
February 18th, 2022The Washington Post’s columnist Petula Dvorak interviewed Tahirih’s Public Policy Director, Casey Swegman Carter, on the importance of passing a legislation that would end child marriage in Maryland. This is the seventh year a bill has been introduced that seeks to ban child marriage in the state.
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Maryland Should Ban Child Marriage
February 3rd, 2022Tahirih’s Senior Public Policy Associate, Alex Goyette, wrote an opinion piece for the Baltimore Sun. The commentary elevates the importance of passing legislation to end child marriage in Maryland.
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Reducing instances of child marriage in Maryland “It’s well past time for Maryland to take action on this issue.”
January 25th, 2022Tahirih’s Director of Public Policy, Casey Swegman, was interviewed by ABC Baltimore about the importance of banning child marriage and fixing state laws that perpetuate the issue. Tahirih hopes that Maryland’s legislative session will move forward with a bill that heads in the right direction to ending child marriage.
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“The judge didn’t believe me.” The hard path survivors of domestic violence encounter while seeking asylum in the U.S.
October 19th, 2021Univision reporter sheds light on the hard journey of a Tahirih client and explains the importance of ‘gender’ becoming a basis of asylum.
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R. Kelly’s Trial Speaks to Flawed Child Marriage Laws in the U.S.
October 4th, 2021Tahirih’s Force Marriage Initiative team wrote an op-ed published in Teen Vogue that explains how R&B star Aaliyah was able to be married to R. Kelly when she was just 15 years old.
Read the full article here.