Una salida de un matrimonio Abusivo

Como abogada de inmigración en Houston, una de mis primeras clientes, Janna, vino a verme sobre su estatus migratorio. Ella tenía una sonrisa nerviosa, y me dijo que estaba casada con un ciudadano de los Estados Unidos. Le pregunté por qué él no estaba en la cita con ella. Lentamente comenzó a explicar que su matrimonio tenía problemas. Me dijo que él ha veces era muy celoso, me dijo que antes de casarse, ellos habían terminado su relación un par de veces.

As an Immigration lawyer in Houston, I follow Texas legislative activity closely. The right to determine who is allowed to come in and out of the United States is generally considered an issue in the control of the federal government. But in recent years, there have been several state laws introduced that are designed to give power to the state of Texas to enforce immigration laws. In 2017, the Texas legislature passed a new law called Senate Bill 4 ("Texas SB4"). SB4 has raised concern in immigrant communities, and several Texas cities have sued the State of Texas to try to stop it from going into effect.

As an immigration lawyer in Houston, one of my first few clients, Janna, came to see me about her immigration status. She had a nervous smile, and told me that she was married to a citizen of the United States. I asked her why he wasn’t at the appointment with her. She slowly began to explain that their marriage had problems. She told me that he could be very jealous, she told me that before they married, they’d broken up a couple of times.