“find and talk to an immigration attorney
a good one should know how far her “rights” go
and how far authorities here can and cannot go”
An excellent advice — the best!
But you should find out more about her situation, the more info you can give to the attorney, the better he can advise you.
“But you should find out more about her situation, the more info you can give to the attorney, the better he can advise you.”
also good advice,
and in all honesty, when representing the “friend’s case” to an attorney, a person has to admit that they only know what their “friend” has told them, which may or may not be “the whole truth and nothing but the truth”
on the other side is the fact that the money people in/from Saudi Arabia and the gulf states often treat their foreign domestic help as nearly “indentured servants”, in “contracts” they cannot get ahead of before their contract term is up - no matter what, and during which the employer HAS confiscated their passport, making it difficult to get out and get official help (not that it would actually result in the authorities doing much more than contacting the employer in many cases, if the servant did go for help)