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Your weekly summary from the Council
LATEST ANALYSIS
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
- The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) expired in February 2019. The act included forms of protection for noncitizen women—and men—who are the victims of domestic violence or other qualifying crimes.
This fact sheet provides basic information about three of these forms of protection: “U” visas for victims of crime, “T” visas for victims of severe forms of trafficking, and “self-petitions” under VAWA.
Read more: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Provides Protections for Immigrant Women and Victims of Crime
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
New asylum regulations would “have a dramatic effect on people with strong asylum claims, which covers many LGBTQ asylum-seekers."
– Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy counsel at the American Immigration Council
Read more: Trump proposals threaten LGBTQ asylum-seekers' hopes of refuge in U.S.
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