Description

Through this webinar, participants will gain practical skills to better screen, support, and assist immigrant survivors eligible for immigration legal remedies (VAWA, T visa, U visa, and SIJS). The training emphasizes trauma-informed practices and strategies to enhance the safety and economic security of survivors. It also covers public benefits and services open in Missouri to all survivors and how qualified immigrants can access a broader range of public benefits. Participants will learn how to use NIWAP’s public benefits map and state-by-state charts to identify benefits for which immigrant victims may qualify. Attendees will also be introduced to NIWAP’s technical assistance, materials, tools, directory, web library, and NIWAP’s community of practice for ongoing peer-to-peer learning.

Presentation

NIWAP’s Technical Assistance, Training, Communities of Practice and Resources for Professionals Serving Immigrant and Refugee Women and Children (March 20, 2025)

Training Materials for Victim Advocates and Attorneys (February 23, 2025)

VAWA Confidentiality

Quick Reference: VAWA Confidentiality Protections: Quoting Statutes, Regulations and DHS Policies (May 14, 2025)

Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality

Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes

Bench Card on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality

Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections

Screening

Immigration Options for Victims of Crime-Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Other Front-Line Workers

Immigration Relief for Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification

DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims

12 Question Predatory Helpfulness Screener (October 24, 2023)

Immigration Relief for Victims

Bench Card on Immigration Relief for 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)

Chapter 10: U Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity

Preparing a VAWA Self Petition

U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity

T-Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (October 20,2021)

Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim?

DHS: U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide

U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (February 28, 2022)

Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questions (SIQI)

Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases– includes questions for identifying human trafficking and domestic violence relationships

Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach (April 27, 2023)

Research from 2017 and 2021

Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and LEP Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement – National Report (May 3, 2018)

Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Survivors and their Children After Employment-Authorization and Legal Immigration Status – Abstract, Conclusions and Recommendations (June 8, 2021)

Battering or Extreme Cruelty

Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015)

SPARC Judicial Officer Guide: Responding to Stalking (July 5, 2022) -includes comparison of stallking, coercive control and battering or extreme cruelty

Victims of Human Trafficking

Questions for Identifying Trafficked or Enslaved Persons (June 2011)

Domestic Violence and Involuntary Servitude as Human Trafficking (August 17, 2023) 

Evidence Checklist

Evidence Check List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning

Evidence Checklist For Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Public Benefits (2014)

Evidence Checklist for Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Protection Orders

Evidence Checklist For Immigrant Victims Applying For The U Visa

Judicial Officer Checklist for Common Behaviors Associated with Stalking (March 2, 2023)

U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist

Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP)

National Judicial Network & HHS’ Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) 2023 Sessions

HHS OTIP -Child Eligibility Benefits Handout (February 20, 2024)

Civil Protection Orders

Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019)

Civil Protection Order Webinars For Judges, Court Staff, Attorneys and Victim Advocates – National Judicial Network (2023 & 2024)

National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – State Protection Orders: A Civil Remedy for Victims of Human Trafficking (March 4, 2025)

Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault & Table of Contents

• Chapter 14: Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault

Breaking Barriers: A Complete Guide to Legal Rights and Resources for Battered Immigrants & Table of Contents

• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders

Public Benefits – Missouri

State-by-State Infographics and Timelines

Interactive Public Benefits Map

All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2025)

Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim’s and Immigrant Children’s Access to Public Benefits and Services (December 31, 2021)

NIWAP Directory and Manuals

Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status

Directory of Programs With Experience Serving Immigrant Victims

Breaking Barriers: A Complete Guide to Legal Rights and Resources for Battered Immigrants

Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault