Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Violence Access to Protection Under the Law

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Date(s) - April 6, 2017
11:30 am - 2:00 pm

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Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Violence Access to Protection Under the Law: A Discussion About Immigration Law and the Barriers Immigrants Face Against Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Trafficking

Are you a community leader, an agency, or service professional working directly with the Galveston community? Please join the Family Service Center of Galveston County in cooperation with the Tahirih Justice Center on April 6th, 2016 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wortham Auditorium inside the Rosenberg Library, 2310 Sealy Street.

RSVP at zrob-briz@fscgal.org or (409) 762-8636.

Click here to download the flyer.

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- Maria
  
  “We can overcome unthinkable situations. Every mother should have the opportunity to fight for justice for themselves and their family. We deserve to be heard and we deserve to be free of violence.”
  
  February 23, 2021
- Allan
  
  “Looking back, I see that I had the strength and resolve the whole time. Because of trauma, we tell ourselves we can’t do it. But in reality, we have overcome so much, and we will continue to overcome. I’m going to continue pressing forward to reach my dreams.”
  
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Supporting Immigrant Survivors of Violence Access to Protection Under the Law

Latest News

“The judge didn’t believe me.” The hard path survivors of domestic violence encounter while seeking asylum in the U.S.

Tahirih Joins the National Day of Action for Black Migrants

Survivor Voices

Maria

Allan

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