“What Family and Child Welfare Judges Need to Know: Legal Options for Immigrant Adult, Teen and Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence”

July 21, 2020

This webinar was held in collaboration with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges on July 21, 2020.

This workshop provides judges with the legally correct information about intersecting immigration, family and benefits laws needed to issue more effective and enforceable orders and discovery rulings.  Attendees receive tips, tools and resources for family law cases involving immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child/elder abuse.

NIWAP offers a full library of SJI supported materials for courts at http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/training-manual-for-courts-table-of-contents/.

NIWAP also offers technical assistance for judges and court staff. Find out how to use NIWAP’s technical assistance here: http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/TA-Flyer.pdf

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Training Materials

• “What Family and Child Welfare Judges Need to Know: Legal Options for Immigrant Adult, Teen and Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence” PowerPoint Presentation

Forms of Immigration Relief

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-immstatustypes
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judg-tkit-bchcrdvictimsimmrights10-11-13
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhsenforcementpriorities-benchcard/
• State courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children (November 2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-ppwbnr- statecrtsprotectionofimmchildrencrimevictims-11-08-13/

Immigration Relief for Crime Victims and Children

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-protections1-6-links-121516
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes/

• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/topic/multilingual-materials-language/
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers
• USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fgmc_brochure_final/

Human Trafficking

• Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bc-pamphlet-judicial-english
• Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/questions-for-identifying-trafficked-or-enslaved- persons
• Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bc-pamphlet-english
• Blue Campaign: What Can You Do? (Judicial) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bc-pamphlet-judicial-english/
• “Crash” – DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA (June 14, 2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/june-14-2013-dhs-blue-campaign-trafficking-psa-crash/
• Human Trafficking and the T-Visa http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch11-human-trafficking-and-t-visa
• T-Visa Timeline with Background Checks http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-timeline
• Approaches to Addressing Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/approaches-to-addressing-human-trafficking
• Definitions, Forms, and Dynamics of Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/definitions-forms-dynamics-of-human-trafficking
• DHS Continued Presence: Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-continued-presence-brochure
• Human Trafficking Assessment and Measurement Framework http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/human-trafficking-asessment-and-measurement- framework
• Identifying Cases that May Involve Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/identifying-cases-involving-human-trafficking
• Immigration Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigration-rights-of-victims-ofhuman-trafficking
• Characteristics of a State Court Focused Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/state-court-focused-approach-to-addressing-human- trafficking
• Infrastructure Required to Support Courts and Justice Partners in Human Trafficking Cases http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/strategies-to-support-courts-and-partners-in-human- trafficking-cases
• Dealing with Human Trafficking Victims in a Juvenile Case http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/working-with-human-trafficking-victims-in-a- juvenile-case
• Human Trafficking Victims as Criminal Defendants http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/human-trafficking-vctims-as-criminal-defendants

U and T Visa Certification

• DHS U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-updated-u-certification-resource-guide-2015/
• DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-answers-to-reasons-for-not-certifying
• U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-certification-tool-kit-federal-state-local-judges- magistrates
• U Visa Quick Reference for Judges (September 4, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-toolkit-quick-reference/
• U-Visa Flow Chart http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisaflowchart/
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-helpfulness-chcklist/
• USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-relief-victims-trafficking-and-other
• Collection of U Visa News Articles http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-news-articles/
• The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-crime-fighting-tool
• Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/may_june_sheriff
• Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/policechief_april-2018_building-trust-immigrant- victims/
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMM-Qref- DHSEnforcementPriorities-2.11.17-FINAL.pdf
• Understanding the Judicial Role in U-Visa Certification, American Journal of Family Law http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/judicial-role-u-visa-cert/
• New U and T Visa Application and Certification Forms (January and February 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2017-u-cert-forms/
• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (National) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/national-uvisa-judicial-training-update/
• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (Minnesota) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/minnesota-uvisa-judicial-training-update/
• U Visa Certification by Judges: Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards Opinion http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/mn-broard-judicial-standards-opinion-2015-2-final/
• National Survey on Types of Criminal Activities: Experienced By U-Visa Recipients http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-criminal-activities-survey/
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (Webinar) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/december-1-2014-expert-advice-for-judges-webinar/
• State Laws http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/state-u-visa-certification-laws/

Forms and Instructions

• DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-916-supplement-b-instructions
• DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/form-i-914-supplement-b-2/
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/instructions-i1918-unonimm-status
• DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i918-supb-certification
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) I-914 Supplement B Instructions (January 18, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-914-supplement-b-instructions/
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) Form I-914 Supplement B (January 18, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/form-i-914-supplement-b-2/

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Child Abuse & Protective Battered Immigrant Parents

Full Training Manual

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/manual/sijs-benchbook/

SIJS Bench Book Table of Contents

• Chapter I – Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-i-intro-to-sijs/
• Chapter II – Details About Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/details-about-special-immigrant-juvenile-status-sijs- findings/
• Chapter III – Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect – The Role of State Law Definitions in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/abuse-abandonment-or-neglect/
• Chapter IV – Application of the Best Interest of the Child Standard in SIJS http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/application-of-the-best-interest-of-the-child-standard-
• Chapter V-1 – Adoption Quick Reference http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-1-adoption-quick-reference/
• Chapter V-2 – Civil Protection Orders Quick Reference Guide http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-v2-civil-protection-orders-quick-reference-guide/
• Chapter V-3 – Custody Quick Reference Guide http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-v3-custody-quick-reference-guide/
• Chapter V-4 – SIJS in Declaratory Judgment Cases Quick Reference http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-4-sijs-in-declaratory-judgment-cases-quick- reference/
• Chapter V-5 – Delinquency Quick Reference http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-5-delinquency-quick-reference/
• Chapter V-6 – Dependency Quick Reference http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-6-dependency-quick-reference/
• Chapter V-7 – Guardianship Quick Reference http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v7-guardianship-quick-reference/
• Chapter V-8 – Paternity Quick Reference Guide http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v8-paternity-quick-reference-guide/
• Chapter VI – Inadmissibility in SIJS http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-vi-inadmissibility-in-sijs/
• Chapter VII – Service of Process in SIJS http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-vii-service-of-process-in-sijs/
• Appendix A – SIJS Statutory and Regulatory Provisions http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-a-sijs-statutory-and-regulatory-provisions/
• Appendix B – SIJS Legislative History http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-b-sijs-legislative-history/
• Appendix C – TVPRA-SIJ Neufeld Memo http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-c-tvpra_sij-neufeld-memo-03-24-2009/
• Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d1-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-6/
• Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 7 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d2-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-7/
• Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-e-effects-of-trauma-on-minors-fact-sheet/
• Appendix F – DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-f-dhs-interactive-infographic-on- protections-for-immigrant-victims/
• Appendix G – DHS Immigrants Options for Victims of Crime (English) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-g-dhs-immigration-options-english/
• Appendix H – DHS SIJS Brochure http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-h-dhs-sijs-brochure/
• Appendix I – DOJ Language Access Letter to Courts http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-i-language-access-letter-to-courts/
• Appendix J – Types of Proceedings SIJS Findings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-j-types-of-proceedings-sijs-findings/
• Appendix K – State Law Definitions of Child Abuse http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-k-state-law-definitions-of-child-abuse- chart/
• Appendix L – Abandonment of Children Statutes Definitions http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-l-abandonment-of-children-statutes- definitions/
• Appendix M – State Law Definitions of Child Neglect http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-m-state-law-definitions-of-child-neglect- chart/
• Appendix N – Domestic Violence Includes Child Abuse and Child Neglect http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-n-domestic-violence-abuse-and-neglect/
• Appendix O – States Definitions of Child Endangerment as More Severe Than Neglect http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-o-endangerment-chart/
• Appendix P – State Law Definitions of Forced Marriage as Child Abuse http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-p-forced-marriage-chart/
• Appendix Q – Best Interests of the Child Matrix http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q-best-interests-of-the-child-matrix/
• Appendix Q-1 – Best Interests of the Child All Factors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q1-best-interests-of-the-child-all-factors/
• Appendix Q-2 – Best Interests – Catch All http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q2-best-interests-catch-all/
• Appendix Q-3 – Best Interests – Child’s Family Relationships http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q3-best-interests-child_s-family- relationships/
• Appendix Q-4 – Best Interests – Child’s Needs http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q4-best-interests-child_s-needs/
• Appendix Q-5 – Best Interests – Child’s Wishes http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q5-best-interests-childs-wishes/
• Appendix Q-6 – Best Interests Continuity and Stability of Child Factor http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q6-best-interests-continuity-stability-of- child/
• Appendix Q-7 – Best Interests of the Child – Family Violence http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q7-best-interests-family-violence/
• Appendix Q-8 – Best Interests – Joint Custody http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q8-best-interests-joint-custody/
• Appendix Q-9 – Best Interests – Parental Cooperation Conflict http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q9-best-interests-parental-cooperation- conflict/
• Appendix Q-10 – Best Interests – Parental Fitness http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q10-best-interests-parental-fitness/
• Appendix Q-11 – Best Interests – Parental Wishes http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q11-best-interests-parental-wishes/
• Appendix Q-12 – Best Interests – Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Criminal History Factor http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q12-best-interests-substance-abuse-mental- illness-crim-hist/
• Appendix R – Custody in Protection Orders Proceedings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-r-custody-in-protection-orders-proceedings/
• Appendix S – Using Declaratory Judgment in Family Law Matters http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-s-using-declaratory-judgment-in-family- law-matters/
• Appendix T – Declaratory Judgments – Cases By Topic & State http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-t-declaratory-judgments-cases-bytopic- state/
• Appendix U – SIJS and State Declaratory Judgment Statutes – State by State http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-u-state-by-state-declaratory-judgement- statutes-and-sijs-3/
• Appendix V – Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-v-guardianship-appointment-of-guardian- chart/
• Appendix W – When Guardianship Terminates http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-w-when-guardianship-terminates/
• Appendix X – SIJS Case Law Chart http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-x-sijs-case-law-chart/
• Appendix Y – States with Rules Identical to FRCP 4 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-y-states-with-rules-identical-to-frcp-4/
• Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-z-glossary/

SIJS Training Materials

• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/new-advisory-sijs-applications/
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/best-interest-not-to-return
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-sijs-checklist
• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/legal-options-recent-imm-women-and-girls
• Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-j-types-of-proceedings-sijs-findings-12-20- 17/
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers
• Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/comparison-chart-vawa-u-sijs
• Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Special Immigrant Juveniles- Memorandum #2: Clarification of Interim Field Guidance http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sij-memo2/
• Grounds of Inadmissibility for Special Immigrant Juveniles http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/inadmissibility-sijs-ilrc/
• Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/may2019sijs/

VAWA Self-Petition

• Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-self-petitioning-intro-and-flow-charts-6-17-19/
• VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-flow-chart-child/
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/flowchart-vawa-selfpet-elder-abuse/
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/flowchart-vawa-selfpet-adults
• Public Benefits Flow Charts: VAWA Self‐Petition and Cancellation, U-Visas, T-Visas, and SIJS http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/public-benefits-flow-charts/
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases http://library.niwap.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/IMM-Qref- ExtremeCrueltyinCPOFamLawCases-10.13.13.pdf
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-based Visa http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights

VAWA Confidentiality

Bench Cards

• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-court-bench-card-vawa-confidentiality
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/IMM-Qref- DHSEnforcementPriorities-2.11.17-FINAL.pdf

VAWA Confidentiality Statues, Regulations and Policies

Training Materials

• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-bro-3prongsofconfidentiality/
• Quick Reference: VAWA Confidentiality Protections: Quoting Statutes, Regulations and DHS Policies 3.29.19 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/federal-law-quotes-vawa-confidentiality-protections_3-29-19/
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-materials-tools/
• Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch3-2-vawa-confidentiality/
• Chapter 3: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch3-vawa-confidentiality-history-purpose/
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Protecting Immigrant Victims: VAWA Offers Immigration Protections for Sexual Assault Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/protecting-immigrant-victims-article/
• Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/niwap-newsletter-9-15-14/

Statute, Regulations, Policies and DHS Publications

• Interlineated statute http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-interliniated/
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-statutes-leg-history/
• All DHS Directive on VAWA Confidentiality Implementation which included and explains the annual requirement for training taking the FLTEC and DHS developed on line course ‘VAWA Confidentiality and Immigration Relief http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/implementation-section-1367/
• All DHS VAWA Confidentiality Instruction http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/implementation-of-section-1367-all-dhs-instruction- 002-02-001/
• DHS Broadcast Code of Admission for VAWA confidentiality protected cases the DHS computerized red flag system for cases that have already been filed http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-broadcast-class-admission-code/
• ICE and OPLA VAWA Confidentiality Operations Memos http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/iceopla-vawa-confidentiality-2007-foia/
• DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for VAWA Confidentially Violation Investigations http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-gov-dhscomplaintinstrts-2008/
• Memorandum: Non-disclosure and Other Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA §384 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-gov-insconfvawamemo-05-05-1997/
• Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/operating-policies-procedures-memorandum-no-97-7- procedures-identifying-potential-battered-spouse-battered-child-cases/

VAWA Confidentiality and Courthouse Enforcement Policies

• Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/ICE-Directive-1.10.2018-003.pdf
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections, Courthouse Enforcement, and Sensitive Location Policies at a Glance (3.29.19) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-protections-in-state-courts-and-cases/
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/courthouse-protections-and-crime-victims/
• Courthouse Immigration Enforcement: Steps State Courts Are Taking (2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/courtroom-enforcement-steps-courts-are-taking/
• February 2018 Newsletter: New ICE Policies on Courthouse Enforcement and VAWA Confidentiality
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/niwap-feb-newsletter/

VAWA Confidentiality and State Court Discovery

• Quick Reference Guide for Judges: VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Related Case Law http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-vawa-confidentiality-cases-and-discovery/
• Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-tool-hawkedemajfactsheet/
• VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/discovery-and-vawa-confidentiality-tool-final-7-24- 17/
• Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/case-law-quick-reference-tool-7-24-17-final-w-logo/

Webinars

• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement” (Webinar)(August 21, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/jffnm2018/
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-webinar/

Family Law Cases: Special Issues for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children

Custody

• Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/divorce-bench-card/
• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/common-imm-issues-custody-cases
• Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/mixed-status-fams-child-custody
• Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch6-1-counterabuserraisingimmstatus/
• Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch6-3-hagueintlchildabduction/
• Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights: Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly Fall 2016/Winter 2017**
  • Fall 2016: https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=6&iid=1269&aid =8304
  • Winter 2017: https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• NIWAP October 2018 Custody Newsletter (October 19, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/custody-2018.pdf

Child Development and Trauma

• Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma history in Family Court Rulings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-e-effects-of-trauma-on-minors-fact-sheet/
• Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America https://www.nwirp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Vulnerable-But-Not-Broken.pdf

Securing a Detained Parent’s Participation in Court Proceedings Involving Children

• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/getting-a-detained-parent-to-court/
• DHS Detained Parent Directive http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ice-detained-parent-directive-may-5018/
• DHS Fact Sheet ICE Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/factsheetdetainedparents/

Protection Orders

• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/protection-orders-bench-card/
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/extreme-cruelty-examples-protection-order-2/
• Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-1-imm-civil-protection-orders/
• Chapter 05.2: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-2-access-protection-orders/
• Chapter 15: Jurisdictionally Sound Protection Orders http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-3-jurisdictionallysound-cpos/
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/battered-women-protection-order-research/
• Chapter 14.01: Protection Orders of Immigrant Victims for Sexual Assault http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch14-protectionorders-sa
• Unintended Consequences: How Civil Protection Orders Affect Immigrants, Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/DELAW-FALL-2018.pdf
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/creative-cpo-batimms/

Economic Relief

• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fam-chart-immstatus
• Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-law-journal-immigration-concerns-for-family- law-practitioners/

Child Abuse, Neglect, Child Welfare and Termination of Parental Rights

• Protecting Parental Rights When the Immigrant Parent is Detained or Deported https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Case of Maria L.** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269
• Fact Sheet on State v. Maria L. http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fact-sheet-state-v-maria/
• In Re Interest of Angelica L. and Daniel L. (N.W.2d) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nebraska-advance-sheets/
• Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/terminationofparentalrightsindetention/

Immigrant Children and Child Welfare Proceedings

• Immigration in Child Welfare System Case Studies https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/child_law/Immigration%20in%20 CWS%20Case%20Studies_final.pdf
• Guide for State Courts in Cases Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children http://www.sji.gov/wp/wp-content/uploads/15-167_NCSC_UICGuide_FULL-web1.pdf
• Unaccompanied Immigrant Children And The State Courts http://www.sji.gov/wp/wp-content/uploads/Information-Card_UAC-and-the-State-Courts.pdf
• HHS: Immigration and Child Welfare https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/issue-briefs/immigration/
• Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-families-child-welfare-systems
• NCJFCJ Improving Child Welfare Practice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (Webinar) https://www.ncjfcj.org/improving-child-welfare-practice-immigrant-victims-domestic-violence
• NCJFCJ Deportation and Children https://www.ncjfcj.org/sites/default/files/NCJFCJ_Deportation_Children_Final_0.pdf
• SYNERGY: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System http://www.ncjfcj.org/sites/default/files/Synergy16-1_0.pdf
• The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Child Welfare http://www.ncjfcj.org/sites/default/files/Impact%20of%20Enforcement.pdf

Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims

• Public Benefits Bench Card http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-bchcrd-pubbenefits
• Public Benefits Map http://map.niwap.org/
• State by State public benefits charts – by immigrant victim case type and benefits program http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts/
• VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-eligibility-process
• U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-benefits-benchcard
• Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-trafficking-victim-benefits-eligibility-process
• Joint Agency Letter on Shelters and Transitional Housing http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/joint-agency-letter-shelters-transitional-housing/
• Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-tool-accesspubliclyfundedls
• Advisory Opinion 2016-002: Providing Legal Services for Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-ao-2016-002-revised/
• Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/access-public-assisted-housing-vawa-self-petitioners/
• Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-tkit-publicchargepostvawa2013/
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/programs-open-to-all-immigrants
• Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence against Women Crimes http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-tool-antidiscrimlaws/

Criminal Court Cases Involving Immigrant Victims

• What’s Immigration Status Got to Do with It? Prosecution Strategies for Cases Involving Undocumented Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pretrial-strategies-7-24-17-final-with-logos/
• Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim? http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/certifying-early-7-24-17-final-w-logo/
• Overview of Immigration Consequences of State Court Criminal Convictions http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-consequences-state-ct-convictions/
• Good Moral Character: Assessment Tool http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/good-moral-char-tool/

Language Access

• Language Access General Materials (Updated June 18, 2019) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/language-access-general-materials/
• DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lang-access-doj-courts-letter/
• Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ncsc-bench-card-language-access
• Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269
• Chapter 1.4: Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/laws-governing-langauge-access/

Screening Tools

• Comparison Chart of U visa, T Visa, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chart-vawa-t-u-sijs-daca/
• Identifying Forms of Immigration Relief Available for Battered Immigrant Victims** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269
• Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-tool-victims-qualify
• Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/glossary-of-terms/

Access of Justice and Crime Victims Protection

• On Their Own by Lauren Villagran for Searchlight New Mexico (June 4, 2019) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/on-their-own
• ICE Memo April 2019 Memo on Crime Victims http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ice-memo-april-2019-memo-on-crime-victims/
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/discretion-victims-witnesses-plaintiffs/
• US DOJ Memo Case Processing Priorities 01 31 2017 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/us-doj-memo-case-processing-priorities-01-31-2017/
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/1b-victim-advocacy-and-access-to-justice-6-18-14/
• Protection Orders and Battered Immigrants: The Impact of Attorneys and Advocates http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/battered-imms-cpo-advocacy/
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/trends-in-state-courts-survey-findings/

Bibliography

• Immigrant Crime Victims Legal Bibliography (2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-crime-victims-legal-bibliography/
• Immigrant Crime Victims Social Science Bibliography (2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-crime-victim-ssocialscience-bibliography/

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