%0 Journal Article
%T ¡°Sal¨ªa de uno y me met¨ª en otro¡±: Exploring the Migration
%A Laurie Cook Heffron
%J Violence Against Women
%@ 1552-8448
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1077801218797473
%X Increasing numbers of Central American women cross the U.S.¨CMexico border, prompting social service providers, advocates, and policy makers to investigate motivations and appropriate responses. Drawing from a constructivist grounded theory study and in-depth qualitative interviews, this article explores women¡¯s experiences of domestic and sexual violence in relation to migration. Findings reveal interconnections across multiple and interconnecting categories of violence as precipitating factors for migration, during border-crossing, and following arrival in the United States. This study fills gaps in our understanding of the violence-migration nexus and provides direction for policy, practice, and advocacy, in the context of shifting political landscapes and migration trends
%K sexual violence
%K domestic violence
%K immigration
%K migration
%K detention
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218797473