Domestic violence is a social issue that cuts across the legal jurisdictions of India and the United States. Comparative legal studies provide the foundation for the understanding of the complexity of domestic violence as a transnational problem. However, increasing globalisation, influx, and mobility of migrants have led the country-specific social problems spilling over borders. The legal and social services in the developed countries have had to address these new challenges, along with the linguistic and cultural barriers posed by the migrant population. While there exists a rich body of research on the prevalence of domestic violence amongst ethnic minorities, there is not much academic literature on cross-border cases of domestic violence, especially of non-resident Indian men who abandon their wives.