Sayona K. Freeman
Latest News
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Women Fleeing Abuse Face New Hurdles After Justice Department Decision
In a sweeping move that immigrant rights advocates say endangers decades of progress for women seeking refuge in the United States, the Board of Immigration Appeals last week issued a […]
July 30, 2025 -
Breaking Down the News: How the January 20 Executive Orders Impact Immigrant Survivors
This analysis focuses on the impact the January 20 executive orders are likely to have on the ability of immigrant women, girls, and other survivors of gender-based violence to access safety and the legal status to which they are entitled under law.
July 28, 2025
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Survivor Voices
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Anika
Living in India as a divorced single mother was very hard. My abusive first husband abandoned my daughter and I when she was very young and never provided any support. […]
July 29, 2025 -
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
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