Some in the group who reentered the U.S. after previously being deported will now face possible criminal prosecution or be deported immediately.
If a survivor fears that in reporting abuse, he or she will be deported, they are much less likely to seek help from law enforcement.
If the court decides not to hear the case next term, the delay would perpetuate the uncertainty facing a large class of undocumented immigrants that will not be deported but are not eligible for key benefits like driver's licenses that Obama's executive order is attempting to alleviate.
"Migrants are unaware of their rights and are afraid to go to the police because they don't want to be deported or are afraid the police will not act".
The "deferred action" means she could still be deported, but will be allowed to apply for an extension next year.
The Obama-era policy gives immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as minors a renewable, two-year reprieve in which they won't be deported and will be eligible to work.
Her clients said officers told them that that if they agreed to be deported, "we'll be able to get our kids back".
"A migrant worker who comes to the country to engage in sex work will automatically be deported, and they will be deported even if they didn't intend to do sex work on their initial arrival, but choose to do it after they arrived".
