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Published Date
September, 2004
Domestic violence service providers and state coalitions often wrestle with the complex impact of immigration and trafficking on the women they serve.&&Federal laws are confusing and victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking are often caught in a system that hurts rather than helps.& How can we address this problem? This question was the basis for the teleconference discussion, which addressed the following issues:
- Current and future policies affecting battered immigrants and victims of trafficking
- Access to benefits for battered immigrants
- The Violence Against Women Act
Speakers for teleconference were:&
- Amanda Baran, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Women Program, Legal Momentum: Advancing Women's Rights &
- Melanie Orhant, Staff Attorney, Equal Justice Works Fellow & Frederick B. Abramson Fellow, PATIRN (Program to Assist Trafficked Individuals' Rights and Needs)
- Allison Randall, Public Policy Specialist, National Network to End Domestic Violence (Teleconference Facilitator)
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