Survivor Voices
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Anastasia
I came to the U.S. in the winter of 2006. Life back home in Mexico was tough for me and my family. I dreamt of going to college and graduating but with my family’s economic status, that dream was too costly and impossible.
At least I was able to graduate high school and that is something I am proud of since I was also working at the time to help my family. I was always looking for an opportunity to have a better life as a young woman.June 23, 2023 -
Camila
“I hope my story is helpful to someone else…and can inspire many women to be stronger. We need to help young women identify toxic relationships, so that there are fewer Camilas that go through such difficult things, let alone have our children suffer.”
November 21, 2022
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Joint Comment Submitted in Response to USCIS Policy Manual Chapters on Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications
A coalition of organizations that assist, support, and advocate on behalf of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other abuses submitted comments to object to the USCIS Policy Manual’s newest provisions regarding applying discretion in USCIS adjudications, including employment authorization. We are deeply concerned about the myriad ways this guidance will foreclose such survivors from the humanitarian relief that Congress specifically created for them, putting them at risk of continued harm.