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How a Little-Known Legal Loophole Punishes Girls Who Don’t Behave

Girls, especially girls of color, are inordinately subjected to a type of court order that's designed to protect them but often punishes them—or worse.

From the archives: Her case set the precedent for the Trump administration. Now she’s been granted asylum

How one woman's asylum case became a vehicle to first deny—and then expand—protections for migrants fleeing gender-based violence.