Table 2.

Demographics of 16 Latinx sexual and gender minorities living in the Washington, DC metro area who recently received immigration-related legal services

Characteristic	% or average (n)
Chicas (transgender women)	31% (5)
Chicos (men who have sex with men)	69% (11)
Length of time in U.S.	7 years (range: 2–16 years)
Had support from family for legal process	31% (5)
Length of time for legal process	2 years (range: 1–5 years)
Married or divorced	25% (4)
Experienced homophobic violence in country of origin	50%(8)
Ever detained	31% (5)
HIV positive	25% (4)
Types of immigration relief
Asylum	69% (11)
U-visa	13% (2)
Green cards through marriage	13% (2)
Withholding of removal	6% (1)
Participants’ attorney’s place of employment
Medical-Legal Partnership	50% (8)
Non-profit organization or private practice	50% (8)