Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000

E647151

The Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000 is a U.S. federal law that strengthened protections and immigration relief for noncitizen victims of domestic violence and other serious crimes.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
addresses abuse in relationships where immigration status is used as a tool of control ⓘ
barriers immigrant victims face in accessing immigration benefits ⓘ
barriers immigrant victims face in accessing law enforcement ⓘ
aimsTo encourage reporting of domestic violence by immigrant victims ⓘ
enhance safety and independence of immigrant victims ⓘ
appliesTo noncitizen victims of domestic violence ⓘ
noncitizen victims of sexual assault ⓘ
noncitizen victims of trafficking and other serious crimes ⓘ
context United States efforts to combat domestic violence ⓘ
United States immigration reform related to victims of crime ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn domestic violence in immigrant communities ⓘ
immigration-related coercion by abusers ⓘ
goal to enhance cooperation between immigrant victims and law enforcement ⓘ
to improve access to legal status for abused immigrants ⓘ
to separate immigration benefits from the abuser’s control ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalArea domestic violence ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
victims’ rights ⓘ
partOf Violence Against Women Act framework ⓘ
policyType immigration relief ⓘ
victim protection ⓘ
protects noncitizen children abused by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents ⓘ
noncitizen spouses abused by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents ⓘ
provides immigration protections for battered immigrant children ⓘ
immigration protections for battered immigrant spouses ⓘ
immigration protections for certain immigrant parents of abused children ⓘ
purpose to provide immigration relief for noncitizen victims of serious crimes ⓘ
to reduce abusers’ control over immigrant victims’ immigration status ⓘ
to strengthen protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence ⓘ
recognizes the role of immigration status in power and control dynamics of abuse ⓘ
unique vulnerabilities of immigrant victims of domestic violence ⓘ
strengthens immigration relief mechanisms for victims of domestic violence ⓘ
protections against deportation for certain abused immigrants ⓘ
targetGroup battered immigrant children ⓘ
battered immigrant women ⓘ
other noncitizen victims of serious crimes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U visa → createdBy → Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000 ⓘ
Public Law 106-386 → containsTitle → Battered Immigrant Women Protection Act of 2000 ⓘ
linked to: Battered Immigrant Women’s Protection Act of 2000