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- Undocumented immigrant women facing abuse in the U.S. often feel trapped due to fear of deportation and dependence on their partners for legal status.
- The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA, 1994) allows these women to self-petition for legal status, helping them escape abusive situations.
- A study used qualitative research to explore the challenges Mexican immigrant women encounter when filing VAWA self-petitions, highlighting emotional, financial, and logistical barriers and suggesting improvements for policy and practice.
Article Abstract
Undocumented immigrant women who are abused and living in the United States are isolated in a foreign country, in constant fear of deportation, and feel at the mercy of their spouse to gain legal status. To ensure that immigration law does not trap women in abusive relationships, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA, 1994) enabled immigrant women to self-petition for legal status. Qualitative research methods were used in this participatory action research to investigate the experiences of Mexican immigrant women filing VAWA self-petitions. Emotional, financial, and logistic barriers in applying are identified, and recommendations for practice research and policy are provided.
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