Abuse-in(g) the System: How Accusations of U Visa Fraud and Brady Disclosures Perpetuate Further Violence Against Undocumented Victims of Domestic Abuse

Abstract

Introduction ........................................................................................................40 I.The U Visa: Purposes and Requirements ........................................................43 A. U Visa: The Violence in the Requirements ...................................44 II.Is the U Visa an “Invitation to Fraud”? ..........................................................46 III.Why Isn’t the Department of Homeland Security Worried About U Visa Fraud? ....................................................................................................49 IV.Immigration Fraud as Legal Fiction .............................................................54 V.Brady Disclosures and the U Visa .................................................................57 VI.Potential Solutions: Toward Judicial Certification .......................................60 Conclusion .........................................................................................................64