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Op-Ed written by: Chay Sengkhounmany, Legal Aid Society Attorney Immigrant victims of domestic violence are often reluctant to report abuse because they don’t want to be deported — a vulnerability that their abusers are aware of and use to exert control over the relationship. Domestic violence is a crime of power and control. It …