Immigration,
Civil Rights
Feb. 22, 2017
Detaining abuse victim violated federal law
The undifferentiated enforcement of immigration laws has the unfortunate side effect of inhibiting victims from reporting domestic violence incidents.
Julie Greenwald Marzouk
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Prior to joining the Chapman faculty, Julie was an immigration attorney in both nonprofit and private practice. Julie has published on domestic violence, asylum law and diversity issues. She was named Attorney of the Year in 2016 by the Daily Journal and California Lawyer for her work in immigration
Two weeks ago, a victim of domestic violence was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at a local courthouse where she had just received a restraining order against her abuser. The victim, a transgender woman in El Paso, Texas, has reported three incidents of domestic violence to the local police in the last year. The ICE was allegedly tipped off to the victim's presence at the courthouse by her abuser.
In arresting the victim, federal agents may have violated provisi...
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