JUSTICE
Domestic violence: women with dependent status in Spain protected from deportation
The Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration issued an order (instrucción) to the Immigration Offices to protect women experiencing domestic violence whose residence status is dependent on their aggressors. The instruction aims at correcting the misuse of the legislation, which on many occasions was only applied to women with no residence status at all (as opposed to also considering women with dependent status who might lose that status if they complained about domestic violence). The order, published in November 2021, introduces fixed criteria to ensure that women are able to report domestic violence without fearing deportation and are granted access to a new residence permit.
JUSTICE
Domestic violence: women with dependent status in Spain protected from deportation
The Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration issued an order (instrucción) to the Immigration Offices to protect women experiencing domestic violence whose residence status is dependent on their aggressors. The instruction aims at correcting the misuse of the legislation, which on many occasions was only applied to women with no residence status at all (as opposed to also considering women with dependent status who might lose that status if they complained about domestic violence). The order, published in November 2021, introduces fixed criteria to ensure that women are able to report domestic violence without fearing deportation and are granted access to a new residence permit.