Immigrant women in New Mexico fear deportation if they report domestic violence
Immigrant women in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are worried that they may end up being deported if they report domestic violence, according to Womense-news.
This is because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have, since May this year, been working alongside the local police at the city's new Prisoner Transport Centre. Under new guidelines issued by the mayor, ICE agents will screen anyone passing through.
For Claudia Medina, who runs a community project for immigrant women who are victims of domestic violence, that's a worrying development.
We have been getting assurances from the police chief that they won't call ICE on them if they are just calling to report a crime," said Medina. "But the immigrant community doesn't know that. They just know that ICE is housed with the police and there is a strong relationship there."
Whoa!! One major problem with the reporting on this subject: the designation “ILLEGAL” does not show up anywhere in this article!! Illegality is the core of this whole subject; without that critical designation this article and all others like it are grossly misleading. The LEGAL immigrants in New Mexico and all other states know that they have no problem with the Arizona law or any similar laws. The ILLEGAL immigrants, on the other hand, should be shaking in their boots, and rightfully so: THEY ARE ILLEGAL!! They have no place in our country.
Responsible reporting by ALL of the media of the facts should be priority. By not reporting on the real issues, the media is attempting to shape the opinion of the populace in a false manner.