This training was held as part of the “2018 National Institute for STOP State and Territorial Coalition Directors.” It covered the range of protections available for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence.
Training Materials
Law Enforcement Materials
Tools for Prosecutors
- Index of Significant Training Materials for Prosecutors
- Training Tools for Prosecutors on the U-Visa, VAWA, and Criminal Court Discovery
Materials for STOP Administrators
- STOP Administrators’ Role in Improving Access to Services That Meet the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors
- Addressing the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors
- Funding Effective Program Services for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
- Report on State Plans and Services for Immigrant and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Victims
VAWA Self-Petition Overview
- Violence Against Women Act Self-Petitioning On-Line Course – Training Module
- Chapter 03.3: Preparing the VAWA Self-Petition and Applying for Residence
- Evidence Check List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Flowchart for Child Applicants
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
- Good-Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law
U Visa Overview
- U-Visa On-Line Course – Training Module
- U-Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
- U-Visa Tool Kit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
- San Francisco Superior Court Civil Division U Visa Certification Protocol
- Model Policy for Interactions with Immigrant Victims of Crime & Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations
- Discussion Paper for Model Policy for Working With immigrant Victims of Crime and Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations
VAWA Confidentiality
- Interlineated VAWA Confidentiality Statute
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, legislative History and Implementing Policy
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Chapter 03: VAWA Confidentiality: History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
- DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for Violation Investigations
- Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
- Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings
- Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, “Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody, and Parental Rights”
- Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings
- VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
- Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U-Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law
DHS Resources and Know Your Rights for Immigrant Victims
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
- Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts About Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
- Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide: DHS Published Resource Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Judges, and Other Certifying Officials
- Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018)
- DHS: Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs
Language Access
- Are You Compliant with Title VI? Language Access Self-Assessment Tool
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake, and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees Serving Immigrant Crime Victims
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
- Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
Access to Legal and Social Services for Immigrant Survivors
- Public Benefits Tool Kit
- State-By-State Map of Available Public Benefits
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
- Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence Against Women Crimes
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to public Benefits and Services
- Chapter 16: Access to programs and Services That Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault
- Chapter 04.1: Access to Programs and Services that Can help Battered Immigrants
- Chapter 04.2: Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
- Chapter 4.3: Barriers to Accessing Services: the Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
- Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Funded Legal Services Newsletter (June 2016)
- Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge
Protections for Immigrant Survivor Under Family Laws
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
- Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
- Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
- Family Law Quarterly, “Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings”
- Bench Card: Immigrants and Protection Orders
- Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
- Chapter 14: Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
Immigration Relief for Children
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims
- 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)
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book