Recent executive orders and implementation guidance provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will dramatically impact immigrant survivors of sexual violence. The executive actions increase the burden on immigrant survivors by weakening existing protections and discouraging survivors from reaching out for help.
MCASA recently signed on to a letter to DHS Secretary John F. Kelly and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thomas Homan which calls on DHS to protect immigrant survivors. To see the full text of the letter, please click here.
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