Woman Marries U.S. Citizen for Love, Faces Deportation Threat After Alleged Abuse

A Bangladeshi woman who married a U.S. citizen and faced abuse has separated from her husband and filed for legal protection under the Violence Against Women Act, but fears deportation due to threats from her abuser and the current rise in immigration enforcement. Many victims of domestic violence, especially immigrants, are vulnerable to threats of deportation used as a tool of control, with long wait times for legal petitions and increased fears of separation from family.