This workshop was presented at Community Legal Aid’s Akron, OH office on March 30, 2016 and a keynote address titled “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” at Youngstown State University on March 31, 2016.
PowerPoint Presentations
- Slides from “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law” (March 30, 2016)
- Slides from “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” (March 31, 2016)
Materials
Language Access and Dynamics
- Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees Serving Immigrant Crime Victims
- Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced By Immigrant Victims
- Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women
Legal Rights Overviews and Brochures
Legal Services Corporation Funded Assistance for Immigrant Victims
- Legal Services Access for All: Implementing the Violence Against Women Act of 2005
- Legal Services Corporation Immigrant Representation Regulations 45 C.F. R. 1626 August 18, 2014
- Legal Services Corporation Program Letter 14-3
Immigrant Victims and Safety Planning
- DHS Enforcement Priorities: Policies and Memoranda Information for State Court Judges
- DHS Policies and Safety Planning Flow Chart
- Improve Immigrant Victim Safety, Gain Protection From Deportation: Practice Tip – File Now, Get RFE-d Later
- An Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights & Protection
Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
- DHS: Immigration Options for Crime Victims
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims
- VAWA Self-Petition
- VAWA Self Petitioning Evidence Checklist
- U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist
- U Visa Evidence Checklist
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U-Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
- 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)
- U visa quick reference
- VAWA Red Flags
- Human Trafficking and the T-Visa
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
- State Proceedings in Which Courts Can Enter Findings and Orders Needed By Children Filing For Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Protections
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
Immigrant Victims in Family Law Cases
- Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
- Evidence Checklist for Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Protection Orders
- The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
- Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues That Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children and Crime Victims
- Justice for All: How Attorneys Can Successfully Win Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors When There Is a Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody, and Parental Rights
- Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Immigration Status of the Victim in Custody Cases
- Bench Card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies
- Breaking Barriers Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders, Leslye Orloff, Cecilia Olavarria, Laura Martinez, Jennifer Rose, and Joyce Noche
- Border Crossings: Understanding the Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Implications for Battered Immigrants Fleeing Across State Lines With Their Children
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children
Access to Public Benefits and Services for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Public Benefits Bench Card
- U Visa Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process
- Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- Access To Programs And Services That Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault
- Barriers to Accessing Services: The Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits