In Houston, Harris County commissioners approved funding for a legal defense fund to support vulnerable immigrants and survivors of violence facing deportation. Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston’s Policy and Advocacy Manager, is […]

Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Congressman Van Taylor introduced the Status of Child Marriage in the United States Act— legislation to study this pressing issue in the U.S. In a statement […]

In this article, the Women’s Media Center looks at the connection between economic insecurity and domestic violence—which has been exacerbated during the pandemic. The Women’s Media Center spoke to Aicha, […]

In Houston, communities continue to face eviction, despite a federal moratorium halting the practice. Houston Public Media spoke to Guadalupe Fernández, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, on barriers that […]

Lynn M. Pearson, Tahirih Atlanta Senior Staff Attorney, wrote an expert analysis on recently proposed changes to immigration court procedures that would eviscerate the few legal protections for immigrants and […]

In this piece, Ms. Magazine spoke to Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy, on the alarming rates of child marriage in North Carolina. Read more here.

Guadalupe Fernandez, Tahirih Houston Policy and Advocacy Manager, spoke to BisNow about the impact of the eviction crisis on immigrant survivors. Fernandez also discussed what the CDC Eviction Moratorium could […]