A Nashville woman who won a civil lawsuit against the Davidson County Sheriff's Office for being shackled by deputies during labor is seeking a visa reserved for crime victims.
A jury last month awarded $200,000 in damages to Juana Villegas, who was arrested in July 2008 on a minor traffic violation. The charges were later dropped.
Channel 4 first reported on Aug. 20 that Villegas' attorney planned to file for a "U Visa," which gives citizenship to people who are the victims of illegal conduct.
Villegas testified that her wrists and ankles were bound during an ambulance ride from the jail to the hospital.
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Villegas' attorney filed the motion asking a judge to certify her application for the "U visa," which was created to protect residents who are crime victims and may not report crimes for fear of deportation. ?If successful, Villegas would become a legal U.S. citizen.
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Immigration attorney Elliott Ozment argues that the sheriff's office's actions constitute crimes like kidnapping and torture.
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Information from: The Tennessean
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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44373450/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
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