1.3 Limited English proficiency can restrict a victim’s ability to locate resources, understand legal rights, or communicate with law enforcement. Many shelters, hotlines, and legal aid organizations lack adequate Spanish‑language services, leaving Latina women without the information they need to escape abusive situations safely.
4.2 Policymakers should expand protections that separate immigration consequences from abuse reporting, streamline VAWA petitions, and increase funding for legal aid services that specialize in immigration‑related domestic violence cases.
1.3 Limited English proficiency can restrict a victim’s ability to locate resources, understand legal rights, or communicate with law enforcement. Many shelters, hotlines, and legal aid organizations lack adequate Spanish‑language services, leaving Latina women without the information they need to escape abusive situations safely.
4.2 Policymakers should expand protections that separate immigration consequences from abuse reporting, streamline VAWA petitions, and increase funding for legal aid services that specialize in immigration‑related domestic violence cases. Autumn foxx latina abuse
