VAWA – Violence Against Women Act

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• 30 Years of VAWA

• Amicus Briefs-The International Marriage Broker Act

• December 7, 2010: Washington, DC “Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children: Arrest Grantee Orientation”

• February 16, 2015: Washington, DC “History of Legislative Advocacy: VAWA’s Immigration Protections & Next Horizons”

• Legal Services Access Open to All Immigrant Survivors Materials (updated March 2024)

• Legislative History

• Legislative Proposals That Benefit Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Child Abuse (June 5, 2021)

• Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence: Enhancing Victim Safety: Legal Protections for Immigrant Survivors (September 18, 2025)

• November and December 2020: Wilmington University Human Trafficking Awareness Webinars and February 2021 Human Trafficking Summit

• September 5-6, 2024 Dallas, Texas LETTAC: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of Intimate Partner Violence Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Leveraging U and T Visa Programs

• September 7, 2012: State College, PA “The Policy and Politics of Serving Immigrant Victims: The Role of the Department of Homeland Security, Prosecutorial Discretion, Deferred Action, and VAWA Reauthorization”

• Spouses Battered or Subjected to Extreme Cruelty by A, E (3), H or G Visa Holders Are Eligible to Apply for Work Authorization (February 14, 2017)