{"id":6520,"date":"2018-11-14T16:19:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T16:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/?p=6520"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:44:40","slug":"new-interim-immigration-rule-impact-survivors-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/statements-and-press-releases\/new-interim-immigration-rule-impact-survivors-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"New Interim Immigration Rule Will Significantly Impact Survivors of Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Evangeline Chan
\nNovember 14,\u00a02018<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week, the White House released a new interim rule that prohibits anyone crossing the southwest border between U.S. designated ports of entry from applying for asylum. This new restriction will significantly affect survivors of violence, including women and children, at a time when access to safety is desperately needed.\u00a0 This policy also runs contrary to our obligations under domestic and international law and to our fundamental American values. We call on the White House to withdraw this interim rule and instead, send more resources to the border to meet the needs of those fleeing violence, including more officers to hear asylum claims and more attorneys and social workers to provide legal representation and trauma-informed services.<\/p>\n

Safe Horizon believes that all victims of violence or abuse\u00a0should be able to seek justice without fear because of their immigration status.\u00a0You can help ensure that all victims of violence can seek justice by signing our pledge here.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pledge\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prohibiting anyone crossing the southwest border between U.S. designated ports of entry from applying for asylum will hinder survivors from obtaining help. 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When Alejandra was old enough, she moved to the capital city to try and earn a better living for herself. There, she met Carlos. The two began dating and, at first, he was friendly, charming, and affectionate. Eventually, they moved in together and she became pregnant with their first child.\r\n\r\nAfter Alejandra became pregnant, Carlos became increasingly violent. After a particularly violent incident where Carlos strangled her, Alejandra knew that she would never be safe from Carlos\u2019 abuse. 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Connecting Alejandra to Supportive Services<\/h1>\r\nAlejandra traveled to New York City and was connected to a Bronx-based immigrant rights organization, who helped her find temporary shelter and connected her to the Safe Horizon\u2019s Immigration Law Project <\/a>(ILP). At ILP Alejandra met one of our warm, compassionate legal professionals named Kristen. Kristen guided Alejandra in filing an asylum petition. ILP provided Alejandra with full legal representation, helping her to prepare her asylum case, apply for a work authorization, and get connected to mental health and social services resources. After months of preparation, Alejandra went before an Immigration Judge at the New York Immigration Court, where she gave powerful testimony about the impact the physical violence and verbal abuse she suffered had on her life to this day. As a survivor of domestic violence, Alejandra told the Judge, \u201cI still have difficulty sleeping and concentrating. Sometimes I feel worthless and devalue my own self. His words are still inside me. I make an effort not to remember [all that I suffered], but [the words] are still there.<\/em>\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Immigration Judge granted her asylum, providing both Alejandra and Asylee* status and protection here in the United States. The very same day, Alejandra\u2019s work authorization card came in the mail, which meant Alejandra could work toward her dreams of saving enough money to rent an apartment, reuniting with her youngest child still in Honduras, and earning a college education. In one year, she will be able to apply for a green card.\r\n

As an Immigrant Survivor of Domestic Violence, Alejandra Encourages Others to Get Help<\/h1>\r\nSince her grant of asylum, Alejandra has felt more empowered and has worked hard to continue building a life for herself and her daughter here in the United States. She is proud of how far she has come and urges other immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence to seek help.\r\n\r\nAlejandra was one of the 1,191 clients that ILP provided full representation to in 2016. ILP is staffed with trained and experienced attorneys that advocate on behalf of immigrant survivors of crime, torture, or abuse in New York City. ILP\u2019s expert legal immigration knowledge contributes to assisting all victims of crime, regardless of their immigration status.\r\n\r\nSafe Horizon believes that all victims of violence or abuse, including domestic violence, should be able to seek justice without fear because of their immigration status. 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