It’s a sad but true reality: Domestic violence happens in the API community. Too often the stresses of life in America, the changing of gender roles and expectations and especially the impact of the economic downturn on API families lead to incidents of domestic abuse, typically of a husband against a wife or children. And now, a new program, being promoted by the Obama administration, nets victims of domestic violence into deportation proceedings.

From the Restore Fairness blog-

Guest blogger: Azadeh N. Shahshahani, National Security/Immigrants’ Rights Project Director, ACLU Foundation of Georgia

From Restore Fairness blog

From Restore Fairness blog

March is the month where International Women's Day celebrates the strides women have made, in spite of all they have to endure. Like Rosa Morales, an immigrant woman who turned her life around and went from the brink of being deported, to being awarded a scholarship for her contribution to society.