In immigration news, the U.S. government is considering doing away with a longstanding policy that allows immigrant wives to remain in the country when an abusive spouse refuses to sponsor their stay. More than 30,000 immigrant women have been granted visas under the Violence Against Women Act since 1994. Many of them have given birth to children in the U.S. Attorneys for immigrant women say green card applications have been put on hold as immigration agencies await a decision on the policy review.