Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence Weigh Seeking Help Against Risk of Deportation

Summary: M. and herformer partner met in 2004 at the frozen food factory where they both worked in Los Angeles. Like M., he was an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. When they started going out, he was generous. M. had a son from a prior relationship, and her partner would bring food to her house, as if he cared for both of them. In retrospect, M. recalls, it seemed like an act. The couple went on to have two sons of their own, but the knowledge that M.