A Salvadorian Transgender Woman was recently released after 2.5 years in ICE custody. Thanks to an immigration lawyer at Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC the transgender woman may now live openly without facing the regular beatings she experienced in El Salvador.visit:http://www.immigrateme.com.
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Immigration releases transgender woman under the convention against torture
1. Immigration Releases Transgender Woman Under the Convention Against Torture
A Salvadorian Transgender Woman was recently released after 2.5 years in ICE custody. Thanks to an immigration
lawyer at Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC the transgender woman may now live openly without facing the
regular beatings she experienced in El Salvador.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently released a Salvadorian Transgender Woman known as
“Karla” after she was granted Deferral of Removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) by a San Diego
Immigration Judge (IJ.) Karla’s release and legalized status in the US constitutes the culmination of a two and a
half year long struggle with ICE. Most importantly for her, Karla is now able to live openly in a free society
without fear of harassment and killings that transgender individuals face in El Salvador.
Deferral under CAT is one of the most difficult and limited forms of relief available to immigrants and requires a
showing that the individual would more likely than not be tortured by government officials if returned to her
country of origin. Fortunately for Karla, Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC an immigration law firm represented
Karla pro bono.
According to one of Feldman Feldman & Associates’ Immigration Attorneys, Danielle Rosché who spearheaded
Karla’s defense:
“The unfortunate reality is that violence is the natural consequence of being transgender in El Salvador. Through
independent reports and my client’s own personal experiences we were able to clearly show to the IJ the
dangerous reality for transgender women there. In El Salvador, police and society at large routinely target
transgender women for violence. My client suffered repeated beatings, and was routinely harassed and
assaulted while simply walking down the street. Without the protection of the US, my client would face abuse
and death in El Salvador and expresses her appreciation to the US government and the IJ in her case”
Karla is happy to be out, and looking forward to living and working in the real world again after spending 30
months in immigration detention.
More information on asylum, deportation assistance, and other protections the US provides to LGBTQ individuals
can be found at http://www.immigrateme.com.
Feldman Feldman & Associates, PC is a full service immigration law firm. You can contact one of their
immigration attorneys at (619) 299-9600 for any personal or business immigration related concerns.
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