by Farrell Greenwald Brenner | Dec 12, 2025 | abuse, Criminal Legal System, Domestic Violence, Incarceration, intimate partner violence, News, Policing, Prisons
When a Maryland domestic violence shelter launched a new hotline last year, staffer Lashell Mack found it “a bit jarring” at first. She and her co-workers had been initially skeptical of the idea. “We all had concerns,” Mack said. That’s because this hotline isn’t for survivors of domestic violence — it’s for their partners, who use violence in their relationships. When House of Ruth…
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by Mel Leonor Barclay | Oct 17, 2025 | Deportation, Deportations, Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, ICE, immigration, News, Project 2025, Trump Administration
Trump administration policies have made it easier to detain and deport immigrants who have been victims of domestic violence, human trafficking and other crimes — and who have pending visa applications based on their cooperation with U.S. law enforcement. A lawsuit filed Tuesday says those policies violate federal law. The lawsuit was filed by Public Counsel on behalf of a coalition of…
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