Though there are laws in place to protect spouses and children who suffered abuse at the hands of family, recent immigration enforcement systems have made that relief moot for many women. Click here to read the article by Carole Levine in the Nonprofit Quarterly that discusses how the new era of increased immigration law enforcement has resulted in a reduction in self-petitioning driven by fear that the self-petitioners may be deported themselves or have their existing status jeopardized.