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Central American women fleeing violence experience more trauma after seeking asylum

  • Written by Laurie C. Heffron, Assistant Professor of Social Work, St. Edward's University
Many of these female asylum-seekers have already been abused before they cross the border.AP Photo/Gregory Bull

The number of Central American women who make difficult, often harrowing, journeys to the United States to flee domestic and gang violence is rising.

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