Author: Amy Cheung

Amy Cheung is a Senior Legal Counsel with ASISTA Immigration Assistance where she provides training, technical assistance, and litigation support to attorneys representing immigrant survivors of violence. Previously, Amy was a staff attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center where she represented immigrant women and children in their applications for asylum, VAWA, and U and T visa applications. Before that, she represented detained and post-release unaccompanied minors at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

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It’s Time for a #MeToo Reckoning in Immigration

Evangeline M. Chan and Amy Cheung

Undocumented individuals who suffer from sexual assault, domestic violence and exploitation in the work force face unique challenges due to the added vulnerability created by their immigration status in the United States. It’s time to stand up for and protect immigrant survivors.

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