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Rody Alvarado, a native of Guatemala recently granted asylum, looks out looks out at a view of the city in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. After suffering 10 years of extreme sexual, physical and mental abuse at the hands of her husband, Alvarado fled her native Guatemala in 1995 and applied for asylum here. Last week, after a torturous 14-year battle with federal officials over whether domestic violence qualifies for refugee status, an immigration judge granted Alvardo's application was granted and she will remain permanently in the United States. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

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