The training focused on VAWA Confidentiality, U and T visa certification, civip protection orders, economic relief, immigration relief and judicial training network specifically in Florida.

Law Enforcement Training Materials

• Training Agenda
• Judicial Training Network Overview
• Impact of Immigration on Family Law FL
• Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
• SIJS FL
• JNT Project Implementation FL
• VAWA Confidentiality Discovery and Courthouse Enforcement
• U & T Visa Certification
• Civil Protection Orders and Immigrant Victims FL
• Economic Relief

Immigration Relief for Crime Victims and Children

            Know Your Rights Information

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
• 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

Forms of Immigration Relief

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims 
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
• Courthouse Immigration Enforcement: Steps State Courts Are Taking (2018)
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs
• 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)
• Identifying Forms of Immigration Relief Available for Battered Immigrant Victims^**
• Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool)
• Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure

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

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018)
• Chapter I – Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Chapter II – 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
• Chapter IV – Application of the Best Interest of the Child Standard in SIJS
• Chapter V-1 – Adoption Quick Reference
• Chapter V-2 – Civil Protection Orders Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter V-3 – Custody Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter V-4 – SIJS in Declaratory Judgment Cases Quick Reference
• Chapter V-5 – Delinquency Quick Reference
• Chapter V-6 – Dependency Quick Reference
• Chapter V-7 – Guardianship Quick Reference
• Chapter V-8 – Paternity Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter VI – Inadmissibility in SIJS
• Chapter VII – Service of Process in SIJS
• Appendix A – SIJS Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
• Appendix B – SIJS Legislative History
• Appendix C ­­– TVPRA-SIJ Neufeld Memo
• Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6
• Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 7

• Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings
• Appendix F – DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• Appendix G – DHS Immigrants Options for Victims of Crime (English)
• Appendix H – DHS SIJS Brochure
• Appendix I – DOJ Language Access Letter to Courts
• Appendix J – Types of Proceedings SIJS Findings
• Appendix K – State Law Definitions of Child Abuse
• Appendix L – Abandonment of Children Statutes Definitions
• Appendix M – State Law Definitions of Child Neglect
• Appendix N – Domestic Violence Includes Child Abuse and Child Neglect
• Appendix O – States Definitions of Child Endangerment as More Severe Than Neglect
• Appendix P – State Law Definitions of Forced Marriage as Child Abuse
• Appendix Q – Best Interests of the Child Matrix
• Appendix Q-1 – Best Interests of the Child All Factors
• Appendix Q-2 – Best Interests – Catch All
• Appendix Q-3 – Best Interests – Child’s Family Relationships
• Appendix Q-4 – Best Interests – Child’s Needs
• Appendix Q-5 – Best Interests – Child’s Wishes
• Appendix Q-6 – Best Interests Continuity and Stability of Child Factor
• Appendix Q-7 – Best Interests of the Child – Family Violence
• Appendix Q-8 – Best Interests – Joint Custody
• Appendix Q-9 – Best Interests – Parental Cooperation Conflict
• Appendix Q-10 – Best Interests – Parental Fitness
• Appendix Q-11 – Best Interests – Parental Wishes
• Appendix Q-12 – Best Interests – Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Criminal History Factor
• Appendix R – Custody in Protection Orders Proceedings
• Appendix S – Using Declaratory Judgment in Family Law Matters
• Appendix T – Declaratory Judgments – Cases By Topic & State
• Appendix U – SIJS and State Declaratory Judgment Statutes – State by State
• Appendix V – Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart

• Appendix X – SIJS Case Law Chart
• Appendix Y – States with Rules Identical to FRCP 4
• Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors
• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 2018)
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
• Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
• Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS
• Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)^**
• Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in Affirmative Cases
• New Practices Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published – NIWAP Announcement

U and T Visa Certification

• U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
• U Visa Quick Reference for Judges (September 4, 2018)
• U-Visa Flow Chart
• DHS U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
• USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
• U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
• DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement

• DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• State Laws
  • California: U Visa Certification Law (2016)- Statute and Fact Sheet
• San Francisco Superior Court Civil Division U-Visa Certification Protocol 10-27-17
• Connecticut: U Visa Certification Law (2010)

• DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
• U Visa News Articles
• The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
• Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
• Understanding the Judicial Role in U-Visa Certification, American Journal of Family Law
• New U and T Visa Application and Certification Forms (January and February 2017)
• USCIS Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
• California Penal Code 679.10 U Visa Certification
• USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet
• U Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
• Protecting our Communities and Officer Safety – The U Visa as a Crime Fighting Tool
• U Visas and the Role of Local Police in Preventing and Investigating Crimes Against Immigrants
• U Visa Certifications: Range of Potential Certifiers at the Local, State, and Federal Government Levels

VAWA Confidentiality

• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• February 2018 Newsletter: New ICE Policies on Courthouse Enforcement and VAWA Confidentiality
• Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018)
• Interlineated statute:
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
• 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
• All DHS VAWA Confidentiality Instruction
• DHS Broadcast Code of Admission for VAWA confidentiality protected cases the DHS computerized red flag system for cases that have already been filed
• ICE and OPLA VAWA Confidentiality Operations Memos
• DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for Violation Investigations
• CRCL Complaint Form (general use)
• Memorandum: Non-disclosure and Other Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA §
• Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court
• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
• Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
• Service Provider Confidentiality Safeguards: Best Practice
• Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections (2013)
• Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors:  VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
• Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality
• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• Preparing Victims for Encounters with DHS^**
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings^**
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims
• VAWA Confidentiality and the Courts Part II (Judicial Multi-State Training – Albuquerque Materials)
• ICE FAQ on Sensitive Locations and Courthouse Arrests
• DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement, and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges
• USCIS Interim Guidance Relating to Officer Procedure Following Enactment of VAWA 2005
• State Confidentiality Statutes

VAWA CONFIDENTIALITY – ONLINE MATERIALS

• VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
• Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Webinar: Early Identification of Victims and VAWA Confidentiality (February 24, 2017)

Criminal Court Discovery

• What’s Immigration Status Got to Do with It? Prosecution Strategies for Cases Involving Undocumented Victims
• VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
• Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim?
• Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law
• Protecting Immigrant Victims: VAWA Offers Immigration Protections for Sexual Assault Victims

VAWA Self-Petition

• VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-based Visa

Human Trafficking

• Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
• Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person

• Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
• Immigration Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking
• Infrastructure Required to Support Courts and Justice Partners in Human Trafficking Cases
• Human Trafficking Assessment and Measurement Framework
• Definitions, Forms, and Dynamics of Human Trafficking
• Approaches to Addressing Human Trafficking
• Characteristics of a State Court Focused Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking
• Human Trafficking Victims as Criminal Defendants
• Identifying Cases that May Involve Human Trafficking
• Dealing with Human Trafficking Victims in a Juvenile Case

Language Access

• Appendix I – Language Access Letter to Courts
  • Link:
• Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities (National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators)
• Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons
• Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
• Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims^**
• Code of Conduct for Court Interpreters (Washington State Interpreters Program)
• Language Identification Card
• Limited English Proficiency Tips to Remember
• Fact Sheet: Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration (April 30, 2013)

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

            How to get a Detained Parent to court?

• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings
• Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians
• ICE Detained Parents Directive: Detention and Removal of Alien Parents or Legal Guardians (August 29, 2017)

            Custody

• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
• Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
• Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants^**
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
• Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice
• 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:
  • Winter 2017:
• NIWAP October 2018 Custody Newsletter (October 19, 2018)
• Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America

• Unaccompanied Immigrant Children and the State Courts
• Guide for State Courts in Cases Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement (Initial Report from a 2017 National Survey)
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations
• State of Nebraska v. Maria L (2009)
• Detention and Termination of Parental Rights Tool Kit
• Immigrants in the Child Welfare System – Case Studies

Protection Orders

• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases
• Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims^**
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research
• Chapter 14.01: Protection Orders of Immigrant Victims for Sexual Assault
• Unintended Consequences: How Civil Protection Orders Affect Immigrants, Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine

Economic Relief

• Bench card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies  
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children
• Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support^**
• Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners

Child Abuse, Neglect and Termination of Parental Rights

• Protecting Parental Rights When the Immigrant Parent is Detained or Deported^**
• Case of Maria L.^**
• Louisiana State Laws Regarding Abuse, Endangerment, and Neglect
• USCIS Brochure – Immigration Relief for Abused Children: SIJS

Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims

• Public Benefits Bench Card
• Florida Public Benefits Chart
• VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation
• U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) 
• Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card)  
• Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Immigrant Survivors
• Post-VAWA 2013:  Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge
• 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
• February 2018 Newsletter: Amicus on Gender-Based Asylum; ICE New Courthouse Enforcement Policy and Crime Victims
• Economic Relief and Public Benefits (Multi-State Judicial Training Materials List – Albuquerque)

PUBLIC BENEFITS ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS – ONLINE MATERIALS

• Public Benefits Map
• State by State public benefits charts – by immigrant victim case type and benefits program
• Joint Agency Letter on Shelters and Transitional Housing
• Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017)

^**If you have difficulty accessing this publication please contact for assistance NIWAP at (202) 274-4457 or info@niwap.org