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Sasha was appointed by Governor Glenn Youngkin to the Office of the New Americans (ONA) Advisory Board. The ONA advises the Governor on ways to improve policies and programs for immigrants and refugees in Virginia.

Sasha is proud to partner with Tahirih Justice Center and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), who introduced the Child Marriage Prevention Act of 2024, which would take steps to reduce child marriage across the United States, stating: “I envision a United States without child marriage, visa exploitation, abandonment, and abuse. This is precisely why Congress needs to act fast and pass The Child Marriage Prevention Act to protect girls.

Sasha was interviewed by Badass in Heels, where Sasha discusses how she medically retired from the FBI after serving for 11 years as an Intelligence Analyst, the portfolios she supported at the FBI, talking about her early years, and how she was forced into marriage as a child. This is an emotional charging episode, one that educates on many issues and hopefully helps someone in need.

Sasha was interviewed for a March 2023 Washington Post article entitled: "Child marriage bans considered by state lawmakers." Sasha discussed being used as a visa bride and an unfulfilled promise of college. Read the article here.

Sasha is referenced in a January 2023 report by The Tahirih Justice Center entitled: "Time to Lead: The Federal Government’s Role in Ending Child Marriage in the United States." The report also highlights U.S. immigration laws that put minors in the U.S. and across the globe at risk of experiencing child marriage in this country because of a glaring gap in our immigration laws that set no minimum age for a foreign beneficiary to a spouse or fiancée visa. Combined, these loopholes, and antiquated laws and policies have allowed these exploitative and shocking cases to proceed. The Tahirih report can be found here, and Sasha's OpEd, also referenced in the report, can be found here.

Sasha wrote an Opinion piece for the Washington Post entitled: Opinion: For the sake of a visa, I was forced into marriage in Arizona -- at age 15. Sasha argued the importance of raising the legal marriage age in the United States, reforming U.S. immigration laws, and demanding Congress codify and pass a federal marriage law. The Opinion piece can be found here.

Sasha was invited as a guest speaker on the Washington Post Podcast, “Please, Go On” with James Hohmann to discuss her opinion piece. The podcast can be found here.

Sasha was featured in a podcast interview with Maitri Bay Area. Sasha shared her own experience as the victim of a child marriage and discussed community role in preventing this oppressive practice. Listen to the interview here. Maitri Bay Area is a free, conﬁdential, nonproﬁt organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area, that primarily helps families and individuals from South Asia.

Sasha provided testimony to the office of Senator David Wilson at the Senate Health and Social Services Committee at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau asking for an amendment to raise the marriage age to 18 in proposed HB 62 -- which modifies the marriage witness requirement, raises the marriage age from 14 to 16 (which still allows for child marriages to take place in Alaska). Alaska is also trying to compete with popular destination wedding states such as Hawaii and Florida (which would make AK a trafficking destination state).

Sasha provided testimony in Maryland that helped raise the marriage age in the state. Read the article here.

Sasha was featured by City Bonfires on International Women's Day 2022. Read the feature on Sasha here. Consumers were able to purchase a Special Edition City Bonfires, whose proceeds benefited the Tahirih Justice Center -- a nonprofit providing assistance to individuals fleeing gender-based violence, and legal aid to refugees in the United States. The partnership between Sasha and City Bonfires raised over $1,500 for Tahirih Justice Center.

Sasha was featured for International Women's Day 2022 for the Ayaan Hersi Ali Foundation. Sasha wrote an essay (part 2 of 2) about the legal reforms needed in US government to help drive change. Read part 2 of the essay here.

Sasha was featured for International Women's Day 2022 for the Ayaan Hersi Ali Foundation. Sasha wrote an essay (part 1 of 2) about her experience as a forced child marriage survivor. Read part 1 of the essay here.

Sasha testified in Maryland to raise the marriage age to 17 with legal protections. Earlier in March 2020, Sasha's victim impact testimony was featured by WUSA-9 in Washington, D.C. You can see the story here.

Sasha was interviewed by KJJZ Phoenix about the legal traps minors are ensnared in when they are forcefully off before age 18. The article and podcast can be found here.

Sasha is featured in a February 2022 article entitled: Sasha K. Taylor: On A Mission To End Child Marriage by Australia-based Glowreel. The article can be found here.

Sasha was interviewed by Savita Patel at The Quint in a February 2022 article highlighting Sasha's advocacy to change U.S. laws to protect refugee girls arriving in the United States from Afghanistan. The article can be found here.

Sasha was interviewed by Tannistha Sinha, at the University of California for a story titled: Child Marriage: A Grim Reality in 2021. Sasha's story and interview can be found here.