Materials – Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault: Question and Answer Opportunity Hosted by the Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC) on July 8, 2020.
If you are a victim advocate, attorney, judge, or other professional working with an immigrant victim and you would like to receive case specific technical assistance on access to publicly funded benefits and services that an immigrant crime victim or immigrant child would be eligible to receive in you state, please call NIWAP for technical assistance. (202) 274-4457 or email us at info@niwap.org. You can also visit the public benefits section of NIWAP’s web library by clicking here.
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For more information about this training and a webpage of materials see https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/imm-victims-share-learn-vrlc
CARES ACT and COVID-19 Related Resources Accessible to Immigrant Victims
- Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Relief during the COVID-19 Crisis under the CARES and FFCRA Acts (May 20, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cares-act-unemployment-imm-victims-5-27-2020
- Healthcare Available to Immigrant Crime Victims During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/healthcare-available-to-immigrant-crime-victims-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
- Resources to Support Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/other-resources-covid-19
- Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition: Frequently Asked Question: Eligibility for Assistance Based on Immigration Status (May 5, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cares-act-immigrant-eligibility-faq
- Safe Housing Partnerships: Federal Safe Housing Funding Resources – CARES Act (April 22, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cares-act-immigrant-eligibility-faq
- Safe Housing for Immigrant Survivors: Legal Resources https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/safe-housing-for-immigrant-survivors-legal-resources
- Tenant Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID – 19 (National Housing Law Project) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nhlp-housing-dv-covid
- Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium COVID-19, Housing and Victims (July 9, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/nash-immigrant-victim-housing
Immigration Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
- DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-protections1-6-links-121516
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes
- Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-tool-victims-qualify/
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judg-tkit-bchcrdvictimsimmrights10-11-13
- 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) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chart-vawa-t-u-sijs-daca/
- VAWA Red Flags https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-red-flags/
- Tools for Advocates Assisting Immigrant Crime Victims in Immigration Cases https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/tools-immigrant-crime-victims/
- Chapter 3.3 VAWA Self-Petition (2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch3-3-selfpetitionprep/
- Chapter 10 U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity (2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch10-u-visas/
- Human Trafficking and the T-Visa https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch11-human-trafficking-and-t-visa/
Public Benefits Interactive Maps and State Charts
- Interactive Public Benefits Map https://map.niwap.org/
- All State Public Benefits Charts https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts/
- A Guide to Public Benefits Map for Immigrant Survivors of Crime https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/benefits-map-guide
Public Benefits and Immigrant Victims
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/programs-open-to-all-immigrants/
- Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence against Women Crimes https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-tool-antidiscrimlaws/
- Chapter 16: Access To Programs And Services That Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch16-programaccessforsexassaultdvvictims/
VAWA Confidentiality
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-court-bench-card-vawa-confidentiality
- Quick Reference: VAWA Confidentiality Protections: Quoting Statutes, Regulations and DHS Policies 3.29.19 https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/federal-law-quotes-vawa-confidentiality-protections_3-29-19/
- Interlineated statute https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-interliniated/
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (January 31, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/courthouse-protections-and-crime-victims
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-statutes-leg-history/
- DHS Broadcast Message on New 384 Class of Admission Code Alerting Personnel of a Victim Protected by VAWA Confidentiality Protections
- Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for Child Sexual Assault Survivors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch8-imm-relief-child-sexual-assault-survivors/
- Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch13-foreign-students-sexually-assaulted/
Public Charge and Immigrant Victims
- The Impact of the 2020 Public Charge Rule on Transitional Housing (July 9, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/public-charge-and-transitional-housing
- Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-tkit-publicchargepostvawa2013/
- Privacy Protections for Immigrant Applying for Public Benefits https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/privacy-protections-reporting-and-public-benefits
E-Learning Resources on Working With Immigrant Survivors
- April 22, 2020: “VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Assault Perpetrated by Citizen and Lawful Permanent Resident Family Members” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinar
- Pro Bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act” Online Training Module: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pbti-vawa-training/
- March 19, 2014: “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/march2014trauma2webinar
- October 31, 2017: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/oct2017vawaconfidentialitywebinar
- February 22, 2017: Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing (Webinar and Materials) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/february-22-2017-immigrant-access-federally-assisted-housing