The Brief
- A woman died in a Fairfax County hospital after being strangled by her boyfriend.
- Her friends say she did not report prior abuse to police because she was undocumented.
- DHS acknowledges that many undocumented immigrants fear reporting crimes because of deportation concerns.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – A woman was killed by her boyfriend in Fairfax County this week, and friends say she was too scared to go to police to report him for abuse because she was undocumented.
What we know:
On Sept. 5, Ana “Catalina” Membreno died at Inova Fairfax Hospital after police say she was strangled unconscious by her boyfriend, Robert Leo Howald.…