Silenced By Fear
"[I]n Hawai'i's immigrant communities, which have grown substantially in recent years, many battered women face not only the general barriers to reporting but an additional one: The fear of deportation.
Abusers often use the threat of deportation, even if not credible, to try to keep their victims from speaking up. Wang's abuser threatened to report her to immigration authorities even though she was in the country legally.
Some women erroneously believe if they report abuse, they'll be deported."
ROB PEREZ in the Honolulu Advertiser.