Immigration attorneys say the Violence Against Women Act, which allows immigrant survivors of domestic violence to seek legal status without relying on the person who abused them, is being weakened by increased enforcement and fear spreading through immigrant communities.
The Trump administration has frozen all immigration applications from 19 countries, including the suspension of citizenship ceremonies, in an effort to limit legal immigration pathways.
The Trump administration is arming USCIS special agents with firearms and allowing them to make arrests, in an effort to weaponize the agency and make it harder for immigrants to obtain legal status and citizenship.
Dr. Noor Nazir, a pregnant postdoctoral researcher at UC Davis, faces a difficult decision between risking a medically dangerous international flight or remaining in the US without support due to her unexpected termination and the university’s refusal to grant her a temporary visa extension or visiting scholar position.