Tahirih applauds Representatives Bass and Fitzpatrick for introducing a bi-partisan bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in the House.

Happy Ayyám-i-Há!

The Tahirih Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s Migration Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as the Remain in Mexico policy.

Tahirih Justice Center filed a brief in support of a Honduran survivor of domestic violence who is seeking asylum, challenging the Board of Immigration Appeals’ application of Matter of A-B-.

The Tahirih Justice Center is deeply concerned by by a new policy which will keep asylum seekers in Mexico while awaiting court dates in the U.S.

Vilma Carrillo Carrillo fled with her daughter from Guatemala to escape severe domestic violence. She didn’t know that when she would enter the U.S. she would be detained and separated from her daughter for 246 days.

USCIS released a new report on how the U.S. immigration system encourages child marriages. Tahirih is alarmed by the data in the report, and urges USCIS to provide further clarifications for a better understanding of the problem.