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Amanda Baran

Amanda Baran is the former Principal Director of Immigration Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, where she co-founded the Department’s Council on Combating Violence Against Women.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Donald Trump’s War on Immigrant Women
Earlier this month, immigration authorities arrested a domestic violence victim in an El Paso courthouse after she obtained a protection order. Reports indicate the victim, a transgender woman, was arrested after authorities received a tip, possibly from the abuser, about her immigration status. If...
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