Sep 12 | Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face growing barriers as visa protections, asylum rights, and federal funding safeguards erode. With rising scrutiny, anti-DEIA restrictions, and fear of ICE raids, many survivors remain silent. Experts will discuss urgent challenges and support pathways at this week’s briefing.
“Women and girls were used as a political justification for U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, and now they are being turned away when they seek safety here.” — Laila Ayub, director of Project ANAR.
New criteria for Violence Against Women Act funding stipulates that grantees must provide certification of not engaging in DEI activities, including supporting immigrants and transgender people.
'Children are carrying that inter-generational trauma and the cycle of abuse forward. It's only when we care for them now that we have a chance of breaking the cycle and not letting it perpetuate further.'
The budget request will help dozens of organizations working to prevent DV in the state, though it may be difficult to fill as California faces a $22.5 billion budget deficit.
