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 EL TITULAR DEL DÍA DE LA NOTICIA MÁS DESTACADA DE ENTRE TODAS
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Generally, U.S. citizens (USC) and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs)
file an immigrant visa petition with the Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) on behalf of a spouse or child, so that these family members may emigrate
to or remain in the United States. INS Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative
is filed by the USC/LPR, the petitioner, on behalf of the family member
who is the beneficiary. The petitioner controls when or if the petition
is filed. Unfortunately, some U.S. citizens and LPRs misuse their control of
this process to abuse their family members, or by threatening to report them
to INS. As a result, most battered immigrants are afraid to report the abuse
to the police or other authorities.
Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed by Congress in 1994, the
spouses and children of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents
(LPR) may self-petition to obtain lawful permanent residency. The immigration
provisions of VAWA allow certain battered immigrants to file for immigration
relief without the abuser's assistance or knowledge, in order to seek safety
and independence from the abuser. Victims of domestic violence should know that
help is available to them through the National Domestic Violence
mental health care, legal advice and other types of assistance, including information
about self-petitioning for immigration status.
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