Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

Kandel, William A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Violence;    Family violence;    Wife abuse;   

RP-ID  :  R42477
RP-ID  :  R42477_2013Aug09

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) immigration provisions work in practice. It discusses legislation passed in the 113th Congress that expanded protections under VAWA, including the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 11/S. 47) and the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744). The report then discusses selected related policy issues and how they were addressed by legislation in the 113th Congress. The report includes appendices on family sponsorship for lawful permanent residence, U visas, and the legislative history of VAWA.