Domestic Violence Law Center

Know your rights: A victim’s guide to the domestic violence justice system

NO MAS ABUSO CONTRA LA MUJER NO SEAS COBARDE STOP DOMESTIC ABUSE. Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: Cultural Challenges and Available Legal Protections Norma Virginia Escalante Caballero Pobrecito del que teme, que un inmigrante, le quite lo que tiene. Pobrecito del que teme, peligrar su “Gran Nación”. Puede ser, que su Cristo le condene, a engrosar la emigración. Esos miedos que ahora tiene. Son tan solo, desconsideración para con sus semejantes, y muy poca ilusión por lo que sabe. Síntomas de poca cultura… ¡Falta de preparación! Castellet Patrocinio Patro Vargas Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: Cultural Challenges and Available Legal Protections Help for Immigrants Immigrants who are dealing with domestic violence face many challenges unlike those around them because of language and culture barriers. Whether waiting for citizenship or seeking refugee status, immigrant victims of domestic violence do have rights and can get help to protect themselves from abuse. There are organizations like American Immigration Lawyers Association, The National Immigration Project, The Tahirih Justice Center, WomensLaw.org and specialty organizations like The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, that help with direct services or referrals at little or no cost. It is important that immigrant victims get trained advocates to support and assist them in the proper steps to make themselves and their children safer, whether the abuse is physical or not. Another good …