Concerns over immigrants’ safety, protection and status of heightened for victims of crime. This session will discuss best practices for working with immigrant victims and how filing a victim’s immigration case early promotes victim safety, access to justice system relief and economic security.
Training Materials
Dynamics
- CH 01.1 Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims
- CH 01: Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women
ICE Courthouse Enforcement
Toolkits & Evidence Checklists
- U Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- Toolkit for Adult Protective Services’ Use of The U-Visa
- U Visa Certification Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers
- Evidence Checklist for Immigrant Victims Applying for the Crime Victim Visa
- Evidence Check List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
- VAWA “Red Flags”
- Improve Immigrant Victim Safety, Gain Protection from Deportation: Practice Tip – File Now, Get RFE-d Later
U and T Visa Training Materials
Know Your Rights Information
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
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
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children
- Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool)
U and T Visa Certification
Government Materials
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- DHS published resource guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and other certifying officials
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
- 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
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
Training Materials and Tools
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- State Laws
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
- U Visa News Articles
- 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)
- Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
U Visa Certification and State Court Discovery
Criminal
- 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
Family and Civil Court Discovery
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
- Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings
VAWA Self-Petition
Government
Training Materials and Tools
- 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
Language Access
- 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
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims
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