So I skipped drawing class (last hour) today with my friend jackie and we got on the bus that took ushome...
Anyways when the bus stopped at our stop(?) we went our seperate ways...Then later (like 30 - 50 mins later) I was on my way to the library (had to turn books in) and in order to go there I have to pass the bus stop but i decided to sit and rest there (there are a lot of hills in Tetuan)..When all of a sudden I saw Jackie coming towards the bus stop but she didnt see me until she looked up. She was crying...and I get all awkward and stuff when I see people cry so I asked her what was wrong....and she started to cry even harder so I patted her on the back trying to calm her down and then she told me that she needed to talk to somebody...So we went to the park because she didn't want any of her family members to see her.
The parks in Madrid are really big and there's a bunch of trees you could hide behind of...Then when we were sitting under the shade she started teling me what happened..

Her mom and dad had fought (no biggie there) but her dad got really pissed off during the discussion and he kicked her while she was bending down and then she straightened up and he slapped her! As she was telling me this her voice started to break and then i asked jackie what she did when this happened and she said that it happened while she was in the academy...She told me that when she arrived her cousin was with her mom...She didn't suspect anything until her cousin left to go home...She was sitting on the couch when her mom told her what happened...and her mom doesnt know where he ran off to..Then I told her that she should've called the cops on him...She said that they cant because her papers and her siblings papers are in process and its all "thanks" to her dad and if her mom says anything he'll send all of them back to their country...I asked her how much would her, her mom and siblings have to stand...and she started crying again...

My parents seperated when I was younger but i remember that they used to have really heavy fights and he hit her...but then when my dad went on a business trip my mom sued him and he didn't come back...Later on they got a divorce...

I thought of this while she was telling me what happened and I started crying with her (she knows this). After a while we calmed down and went to the library...She doesnt know what to do...I want to help but how??

If I'm a guy I'll beat him back! He has no right to hurt anyone, even his wife! And hurting my mom deserves a beating in return...

That's kinda low of the husband to wave on his wife's face the stuffs that he did to make her family happy. It's like putting a value to the "love" that supposedly flourished between them and their wedding vows blessed by God... I think your friend's mom has to gauge her feelings, if she can live with such brutality for her family's happiness, or live without him and face the authorities. The dad can't send the family back, even if he paid for everything, can he? I mean, the authorities will definitely help, that is, if the family is not there illegally... Even if the papers are still processing, can the family just accept the brutality just so they will not return to their country?

If my dad beat my mom, since im a guy, id beat him back like 4jpz said.. my god id beat him soo hard lol just reading the title makes me angry. If it was my friends dad that beat my friends mom, i still think id kick his ass i really don't like people that beat anybody ESPECIALLY their wives ESPECIALLY when they have children/kids. People like these should not get married let alone have children. Violence is liek the worst the kids may learn from their parents and stuff. So yeah id beat the daylights out of him.

I would report him to the police. You only justify violence by permitting it to happen.

NOBODY deserves this. Do not let your friend keep this quiet, no matter what. better sent back to the country than keep quiet and then something terrible happens.

I knew someone in an abusive relationship who didn't say ANTHING, and then finally the dude beat her up so badly that it was FATAL. Mention that to jackie the next time she doesn't want to say anything.

As her what she'd rather have----a safe home or a dead mother.

um. that is harsh.. but.. its true.. people can get killed.. all from anger and hate. Emotions are scary and you need to be careful. I agree, id notify the police of the situation your friend is in. She obviously is scared and has a right to be. Its better to be on your own, then be victimized by the person you had children with..

I can't really beat him back, he is still my father. It's not about mercy, right or wrong, but I don't have a heart to do that. I feel mad yet empty inside. I could stop the beating, I could scold, yell and break anything that I can grab but to beat him back, I just can't. Just call cops and let all evidence speaks for itself.

Well, this is a serious issue. If you want to avoid at all cost deportation, maybe you should get more used to Spain's laws, to see what are their options. Maybe they can ask for asylum or something like that.