Match-made in cyberspace: How best to regulate the international mail-order bride industry

In 2006, Congress enacted the "International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005" ("IMBRA') to address the growing concern over the incidence of domestic violence among mail-order brides. After providing an overview of the mail-order bride industry in the U.S. and a critical analysis of the legislation, this Note argues that IMBRA does not extend far enough to achieve its stated goal. While IMBRA embodies a bold attempt to combat domestic violence among mail-order brides, it fails to address the legally-sanctioned tool that fosters and perpetuates abusive relationships among immigrant women and their citizen husbands-the U.S. immigration laws.