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Citation

Bhuyan R. J. Interpers. Violence 2008; 23(2): 153-170.

Affiliation

University of Kansas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260507308317

PMID

18162634

Abstract

In the context of U.S. public policy, 'battered immigrant' signifies a person who is eligible to adjust his or her status under immigration law if he or she can demonstrate they have suffered domestic violence in the United States perpetrated by a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Among community organizers, the term battered immigrant signifies a broader range of people for whom legal immigration status plays a role in their options for safety planning and/or leaving an abuser, the potential threat of deportation, and the eligibility for public benefits. Based on an ethnographic study of domestic violence advocacy with South Asian immigrants in Seattle and around the United States, this article examines how the difference in signification has direct social and political consequences with regard to who may access the benefits and protection offered to victims of domestic violence in the United States.



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