What’s stunning is that EXISTING rules don’t seem to matter anymore.

My salary is paid almost exclusively by VAWA, and it’s BLEAK. We’ve had weekly crisis meetings since November.

It also makes regular people become criminals. I was hit by a driver in Houston a few years ago. I wanted a police report for my insurance company. The driver was fine until I started to call the police. It took me a minute to realize he probably wasn’t afraid of the ticket, but possibly was undocumented. These laws…

The VAWA is on Trump’s budgetary chopping block. He won’t repeal it, but republicans do want to totally defund all its programming. So...I hope that she can still use it while it still exists (for now). I wouldn’t count on it being around through the end of 2017.

By arresting her they’re ensuring that other undocumented victims of domestic abuse (or undocumented people in general) don’t use the legal system. Regardless of whether you think she should be here or not, making undocumented immigrants afraid to use the court system is going to make life more dangerous both for them…

Yes, I hope she is able to benefit from some of the protections in the Violence Against Women Act. Isn’t this sort of situation exactly what it’s for?

Exactly. This is idiotic from a public safety and health standpoint. We don’t want undocumented immigrants afraid of interactions with police, public health officials, social workers or school representatives for fear of being reported to ICE because it leads to negative social outcomes for all of us.

The resulting rise in crime will then be used for propaganda purposes.

The largest police union in the country endorsed Donald Trump. This is on them. When they get no coooperation from communities to solve crimes they should remember this case. The officers who stayed silent and just went along and did not speak up should remember this when the community balks at their attempts to…

yes, if there’s one thing that defines the Trump Era, it’s that great feeling of safety and security we all enjoy...

Yep, and this is putting the power in the hands of the mall-cop wannabes (ICE) to be judge, jury and executioner.

I read the story yesterday and I thought they couldn’t any crueler. Sigh.

The ICE agents really seem to be getting off on their jobs these days don’t they? Just the job Trump supporters are drawn too. I’m sure someone will feel the need to tell me this is what they have to do and all. But no, motherfuckers.

Could she apple for a U-Visa? As I understand it, it works while the investigation is in process.

That was my first thought as well, which I verbalized without realizing I was speaking. This is so fucked.

I’ll bet the context of the arrest makes Donald, Bannon, and Miller cream their pants. Assholes.

Aaaaand this is exactly why undocumented people don’t report crimes, whether they are the victim or a witness or have some other relevant information. The people who instigate these raids are idiots, making it a hundred times harder to fight real crime. Also, how fucking cruel!

Well. This surely seems like it’ll make us safer! Definitely won’t prevent vulnerable people from going to the police to report crimes, or offer to be witnesses.

Motherfuckers.

I'm fairly certain you can have sex after wearing ANY type of dress.