Sep 23, 2018
Undocumented Immigrants Refuse to Testify in Domestic Abuse Cases
Confirming the fears of legal experts and immigrant rights advocates, undocumented immigrants are declining to testify against their abusers in domestic violence cases, for fear that they will be apprehended and potentially deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who make arrests at courthouses.
One city attorney, Kristin Bronson of Denver, reported to NBC News that she has been forced to drop at least 30 domestic violence cases since President Donald Trump entered office in January 2017, because victims refuse to appear in court.
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/undocumented-immigrants-refuse-to-testify-in-domestic-abuse-cases/
