On May 23, a panel of experts representing organizations working to end sexual assault and domestic violence discussed the findings of the 2017 Advocate and Legal Service Survey Regarding Immigrant Survivors on a press telebriefing. Listen to the recording to hear their conversation about how current immigration enforcement policies are impacting survivors of gender-based violence.
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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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