 <unk> Miller @-@ Muro founded the Tahirih Justice Center in 1997 following a well @-@ publicized asylum case in which she was involved as a student attorney . Miller @-@ Muro later co @-@ wrote a book with the client she had aided and used her portion of the proceeds for the initial funding of Tahirih . As of 2012 , the organization had assisted more than 13 @,@ 000 women and children fleeing from a wide variety of abuses . The organization played a significant role in the passage of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act ( IMBRA ) , which was signed by President Bush in early 2006 and incorporated into the Violence Against Women Act ( VAWA ) . IMBRA gives foreign women important information about prospective American husbands ( for a summary , see also Mail @-@ order bride , Legal issues ) . 
