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Publisher: NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund

[pdf] A Letter to Grace Carswell of Immigration and Naturalization Services (+)

A Letter to Grace Carswell, Director of Immigration and Naturalization Services regarding the Vermont Service Center’s use of specialized personnel in the VAWA unit.

Published March 28, 2001 by NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund

Topics: Immigration, VAWA Unit History, Memos, & Statistics

[pdf] Barriers to the Safety of U-Visa Protection: Immigrant Crime Victims at Risk (+)

U Visa victim story collection illustrating the need for U visa protections. Developed and submitted to the Department of Homeland Security in efforts to secure issuance of U visa regulations.

Published May 2003 by NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund

Topics: Dynamics of Violence Against Immigrant Women and Children, Dynamics, Culture, & Safety, Research, Stories