Citation

Cook Heffron L. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(6): 677-702.

Affiliation

St. Edward's University, Austin, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218797473

PMID

30238863

Abstract

Increasing numbers of Central American women cross the U.S.-Mexico border, prompting social service providers, advocates, and policy makers to investigate motivations and appropriate responses. Drawing from a constructivist grounded theory study and in-depth qualitative interviews, this article explores women's experiences of domestic and sexual violence in relation to migration.

FINDINGS reveal interconnections across multiple and interconnecting categories of violence as precipitating factors for migration, during border-crossing, and following arrival in the United States. This study fills gaps in our understanding of the violence-migration nexus and provides direction for policy, practice, and advocacy, in the context of shifting political landscapes and migration trends.

Language: en

Keywords

detention; domestic violence; immigration; migration; sexual violence