Member's story published on Free Movement for article about Domestic Abuse Bill
» Press Member's story published on Free Movement for article about Domestic Abuse Bill
On 17 August, immigration news website Free Movement published an article about the Domestic Abuse Bill and the migrant women who will be unable to access protection when it is passed.
MV member Macarela (not her real name) told her story to show the real-life consequences of this policy.
"Macarela explained how her then-husband wanted to control everything — and with a visa tied to his status and no recourse to public funds, he had the perfect leverage to do just that."
“In the end," she says, "I realised I had to continue the relationship to provide for my kids. Because of Home Office policy, your morals vanish. Under normal circumstances, nobody would put up with the abuse, but it’s a different story when you’re dependent on someone with a British passport.”