Barriers to Freedom: Continued Failure of U.S. Immigration Laws to Offer Equal Protection to Immigrant Battered Women

Authors

Katerina Shaw, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that U.S. immigration laws, despite advancements made by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), continue to fail in providing equal protection and adequate relief to immigrant battered women. It highlights that these women face significant legal and non-legal barriers, including unequal treatment under VAWA, burdensome evidentiary requirements, and cultural and financial obstacles that prevent them from seeking help and escaping abusive relationships.

Disciplines

Constitutional Law | Fourteenth Amendment | Immigration Law | Law | Law and Gender

Recommended Citation

Katerina Shaw, Barriers to Freedom: Continued Failure of U.S. Immigration Laws to Offer Equal Protection to Immigrant Battered Women, 15 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 663 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol15/iss3/7