Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Absue, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, and Other Crimes: A Violence Against Women Act 2005 Update

Authors

Leslye Orloff, American University Washington College of LawFollow
Joanne Lin
Ericka Echavarria

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2007

Journal

Clearinghouse Review

Volume

40

Issue

5

First Page

539

Last Page

548

Abstract

The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), which President Against and Department Women Bush signed into law on January 5, 2006, built on the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (Title IV of the Violence Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) and the 2000 Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act (part of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act) by expanding immigration relief to new categories of crime victims.' In this article we discuss the eligibility requirements for VAWA self-petitioning, VAWA cancellation of removal, "U" interim relief for certain immigrant crime victims, and the "T" visa for immigrants who have been trafficked, with special attention to new provisions in VAWA 2005

Recommended Citation

Leslye Orloff, Joanne Lin & Ericka Echavarria, Immigration Relief for Survivors of Domestic Absue, Sexual Assault, Human Trafficking, and Other Crimes: A Violence Against Women Act 2005 Update, 40 Clearinghouse Review 539 (2007).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_lawrev/2185