She married a U.S. citizen for love. After she alleged abuse, he threatened deportation.
She married a U.S. citizen for love. After she alleged abuse, he threatened deportation.
She married a U.S. citizen for love. After she alleged abuse, he threatened deportation.
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The Facebook message that popped into her account started as a flirtation: "Hey, how are you?"
She had newly arrived from Bangladesh to study for her master's in information technology on a student visa in 2022 and wasn't interested in a relationship.
She liked the message. Then he texted again a few days later, "Hey, I have tickets to a Broadway show."
She had never been to a Broadway show before, so she went — and their whirlwind first date quickly turned to love for her and then marriage. […]
Her new husband filed for a green card for his wife. A temporary one was granted, and she moved to his family's house in Brooklyn.
The future seemed bright. […]
Now, just a little more than a year later, the 31-year-old woman, who asked CBS News not to use her name due to safety fears, has separated from her husband after alleging abuse — and is now worried about being deported.
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Crystal Justice, chief external affairs officer at the National Domestic Violence Hotline, told CBS News in a statement that they have seen abusive partners "threatening to deport a partner or their family or withholding legal documents to limit a person's ability to travel."