New immigration rules require evidence many abuse survivors can’t access

According to The 19th, new immigration rules are requiring evidence that many survivors of abuse are unable to obtain. The reporting centers on a Michigan attorney, Ruby Robinson, who in March received a denial of legal status for a client — an immigrant woman he says endured physical abuse from her husband, including being choked, shoved, subjected to unwanted touch, and having her finances controlled. The couple had married in the United States. The 19th frames the case as an illustration of how tightened evidentiary requirements can leave abuse survivors unable to meet the bar for protection.

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