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Experiences of Immigrant Women Who Self-Petition Under the Violence Against Women Act

added 08/23/2010
Maia Ingram, Deborah Jean McClelland, Jessica Martin, Montserrat F. Caballero, Maria Theresa Mayorga and Katie Gillespie

"This research study investigates the experiences of Mexican immigrant women filing VAWA self-petitions. Emotional, financial, and logistic barriers in applying are identified, and recommendations for practice research and policy are provided."