This mixed-methods study examines the impact of immigration status on the ability of Latina survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) to file for and obtain a domestic violence protection order. Undocumented Latinas living in shelters are less likely to know what a protection order is or how to obtain one. At the same time, undocumented Latinas are more likely to believe that their partner would follow an order and that police would arrest their partner for a violation. Latina survivors of IPV live at the nexus of multiple systems of oppression; therefore, understanding their experiences using an intersectional framework is critically important.

As state‐based legislative measures continue to target undocumented immigrants in an all too familiar politics of belonging, the narratives of immigrants themselves remain marginalized. The following argues for the recuperation of voices elided by popular discourse and provides a space to explore the manifestations of belonging for Mexican residents. This type of belonging, what I am terming ethnic belonging, reconciles U.S. nationalism with ethnic solidarity and transnational networks. Ethnic belonging specifically refers to the uncoordinated ways individuals articulate an ethnic sense of belonging that can later impact community activism. I suggest that personal interaction in the workplace, in the classroom, and even at sporting events lay the foundational consciousness of ethnic belonging that critique dominant narratives of exclusion. Importantly, this project highlights the experiences of Mexicans in a small Midwestern town; thus, illustrating how collective resistance through ethnic belonging is critical for contemporary immigrants who settle in “new,” and perhaps unwelcoming, communities.

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Latinas may be unlikely to utilize formal support networks intended to assist survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) for several reasons, including a distrust of police, immigration fears in a political climate that is especially hostile to Latinas, language barriers, and lower socioeconomic conditions. For Latina IPV survivors, informal social networks often prove to be critical components of their help-seeking strategies. This chapter examines the ways in which Latina IPV survivors use informal social networks—“linkpersons”, family/friends (including comadres and hermanas), neighbors, and coworkers—to achieve safety in their intimate relationships. In doing so, this chapter illustrates the negative impacts of isolation, immigration, immigration policy, and the abuser’s own social networks on the accessibility of social networks and help-seeking options for Latina survivors. The chapter concludes by outlining how formal resource providers could incorporate the knowledge shared by Latina survivors to improve and expand services to all clients, including the adoption of models like promotora programs that prepare linkpersons to work in the community. As social networks undergird Latina resiliency and enhance their coping mechanisms in response to abuse, intervention programs and community outreach should incorporate Latinas’ organic survival strategies into their knowledge and strategies for aiding all survivors.

Lung transplant with ex vivo lung perfusion, Chilean and Latin American first experienceBackground: The number of patients waiting for a lung transplant worldwide greatly exceeds the number of available donors. Ex vivo lung perfusion is a useful tool that allows marginal donor lungs to be evaluated and reconditioned for a successful lung transplantation. Aim: To describe the first Chilean and Latin American experience in ex vivo lung perfusion for marginal donor lungs before transplantation. Material and Methods: Descriptive analysis of all ex vivo lung perfusion conducted for marginal donor lungs at a private clinic, from April 2019 to October 2020. High risk donor lungs and rejected lungs from other transplantation centers were included. The "Toronto Protocol" was used for ex vivo lung perfusion. Donor lung characteristics and recipient outcomes were studied. Results: During the study period, five ex vivo lung perfusions were performed. All lungs were reconditioned and transplanted. No complications were associated. There were no primary graft dysfunctions and only one chronic allograft dysfunction. There was no mortality during the first year. The median arterial oxygen partial pressure/fractional inspired oxygen ratio increased from 266 mm Hg in the donor lung to 419 after 3 hours of ex vivo lung perfusion (p = 0.043). Conclusions: ex vivo lung perfusion is a safe and useful tool that allows marginal donor lungs to be reconditioned and successfully transplanted.