Represión de Trump empuja a inmigrantes víctimas de violencia doméstica a las sombras

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The immigrant from India was created by her husband when he told her over the phone that his wife was in his Georgia home today for him to travel in 10 minutes.

While your spouse and family — also immigrants — mistreated throughout the marriage: the son with a belt, the hot water on the body, the body on the skin and the star against the dress.

“Many times I intend to escape, but I find myself and move away from home,” says the woman, who is in the country without legal authorization and has conditions of anonymity in relation to her identification which disrupts her possibilities of regularizing her migratory situation.

Without time for us after hearing your spouse’s request, in July 2020, I called 911, even though I knew he could be deported. The police tracked down and, once found, encountered a spouse brought in with a knife in front of their grandchildren. The man was arrested, but no procedure, he said.

The woman and her children buscaron apoyo at the Centro de Justicia Tahirih (Tahirih Justice Center), a no-profit organization that provides national level services to immigrant survivors of gender violence. After five years, you will be in contact with the migration process.

In addition to being more vulnerable to sexual violence, immigrants face multiple physical and mental health problems, according to investigators. There are high rates of post-traumatic stress, depression, suicide and anxiety, due to a 2024 studio.

“On a personal level, because opinion related to the current political climate is leading to costly emergency room visits and affecting people’s ability to work and manage life,” said Nicole E. Warren, an obstetrics instructor and professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medical Education in Baltimore.

Undocumented immigrants also face higher rates of chronic infections and increased mortality from preventable infections due to their limited access to medical services and legal professions, activists say.

“One of our clients had time to leave their home who avoided seeking medical attention during their embarrassment, due to their contact with ICE,” said Miriam Camero, director of client advocacy and social services at Tahirih.

The food banks informed that many immigrant people who, before being arrested, had already helped their mood to deportation.

It is always difficult for documented people to get the help they need. But the Donald Trump government’s repression of migration has increased the difficulties. And the situation also complicates the work of those who defend their rights.

“We work extra hours to be able to experience everything,” said Vanessa Wilkins, executive director of Tahirih’s Atlanta office. “The security plan and additional protection that clients may require — including documentation that ensures the safety of the salvo — can make una feel completely fogged.”

The difficult path to the U visa

To prevent domestic abuse without legal status, like India’s wife, and authorities find themselves more vulnerable amid the migration crisis, said Maricarmen Garza, senior counsel for the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence of the United States Bar Association (American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence).

“No guarantees,” Garza explained, “especially because immigration enforcement is intertwined with law enforcement.”

Additionally, U.S. Immigration and Youth Enforcement (ICE) agents may work with state and local policy agencies to identify and remove individuals encountered in the country without authorization. According to victims’ advocates, this can prevent intentions from obtaining the certificate needed to apply for a “U visa,” which allows the person to live and work legally in the United States, with the possibility of obtaining permanent residency.

The woman from India learned that the police told her that if she presented goods, she could get a certificate to apply for a U visa. She agreed, but she heard the question that the provocateur presented beyond five abuse information in two years to register it. “I tackled the panic solo because it meant reliving everything else,” he added.

While being consulted on the difficulties faced by victims of immigrant domestic violence, Casa Blanca voice Abigail Jackson praised President Donald Trump’s duties to curb illegal immigration. “The President’s work to deport illegal immigrants with criminal records is such that all victims are safer and guaranteed that they will not return to criminal felons without legal status,” Jackson said in a statement.

I added that “unverified accusations” that immigrants sent goods to retirement “should not be taken serially.”

Immigrant women without legal status may be particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation due to idiomatic, Islamic, cultural and social barriers, according to investigators.

A 2023 report notes that among some immigrant groups, 93% of women have experienced violence from their spouse at some point in their lives, compared to about 41% of U.S.-born women.

As the Trump administration reconfigures the country’s immigration system, which has suffered abuse and unauthorized abandonment, it faces major obstacles to demonstrating the abuse and trauma of immigration authorities, advocates.

A Refugee and Asylum Health Program at Johns Hopkins University offers free forensic evaluations of immigrant victims to address their requests for humanitarian assistance, including applying for a U visa.

Warren, deputy program director for women’s health, said that before complaining about a written statement from the specialty clinics to respond to the lawyers’ legal statements.

“Now we are saying we have in-person testimony,” he said.

Retrasos en las solicititudes

The Indian woman applied for a visa after obtaining the police certificate in 2023. In this case, 11.6 million pending migration applications were recorded until June by the United States City and Immigration Services (USCIS, in English). According to the agency, I received 415,000 U visa applications in Espa.

He only needs to obtain 10,000 of these visas per year, and the journey can take more than six years, according to Garza.

That’s why the Trump administration reduced the availability of Section 8 life values, which helped people with low incomes afford rentals. Since September, you no longer have legal authorization to be in the country and you cannot receive this assistance, even if you live with Estadounden citizens.

“If Tahirih doesn’t measure up, she could be on the street,” said the woman, who confirmed she could only afford her rent.

Victim advocates say they are working harder than ever to help their clients, but their appeals are on hold ahead of federal filings and growing demand.

The Tahirih Center reported a 200 percent increase in call volume in the four months after Trump became president, compared to the same period the previous year.

“At the end of the day, there are a lot of emails and a lot of people that you can’t respond to as quickly as early,” said Casey Carter Swegman, the center’s public policy director.

To help immigrant survivors who have their way of helping, advocates are “committed to the grassroots,” said Joanna Otero-Cruz, president and executive director of the group Women Against Abuse, which is visiting Philadelphia.

“We have community work with peluqueras and other small professionals,” explained. “All our eyes and ears”.

In Riverhead, New York, a 38-year-old Salvadoran woman learned she was a victim of domestic violence on two occasions, but came forward in the middle of reporting it to police.

I say that the second aggressiveness of a man coming to cook and clean. The woman, who was also anonized by violence and anger during the expulsion, said that she raped her, took naked photos and threatened her with publicity on social networks if she went to the authorities. Luego, comenzó acosarla, continued.

Noemi Sánchez, Long Island regional coordinator of the Rural and Migrant Ministry, a profit-making organization that cares for farm workers, actively works with the woman to strengthen her self-assessment and help her hear that “any woman wants a man to mistreat her.”

Meanwhile, the India survivor received a temporary work permit in 2024 and has now worked as a certified teaching assistant. “This is how I help myself survive,” he says.

“It has come a long way,” added. “No fue easy. Tuve mucho apoyo. No me dejaron sola”.