“Immigrant Children, Families, Migration and and COVID-19“

September 1, 2020

This webinar was held in collaboration with the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma on September 1, 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 family law issues that arise in cases of immigrant crime victims, please call NIWAP for technical assistance.  (202) 274-4457 or email us at info@niwap.org. 

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Training Materials

• “Immigrant Children, Families, Migration and COVID-19” PowerPoint Presentation

Family Law Cases: Special Issues for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children

Access to Family Courts and Legal Options for Detained Immigrant Parents and Children

Securing Attendance at Court

• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/getting-a-detained-parent-to-court/
• DHS Detained Parent Directive https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ice-detained-parent-directive-may-5018/
• DHS Fact Sheet ICE Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/factsheetdetainedparents

Protections for Families and Children Who Are of May Be Detained

• Report of the ICE Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/acfrc-report-final-102016
• Report of the ICE Advisory Committee on Family Residential Centers: Recommendations Only https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/acfrc-report-rec-102016

Child Abuse, Neglect, Child Welfare and Termination of Parental Rights

• Protecting Parental Rights When the Immigrant Parent is Detained or Deported^** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights.. https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/terminationofparentalrightsindetention

Child Development and Trauma

• Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vulnerable-but-not-broken/
• Working with Parents and Children Separated at the Border: Examining the Impact of the Zero Tolerance Policy and beyond https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/working-with-separated-families
• Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-e-effects-of-trauma-on-minors-fact-sheet/
• Webinar: State courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children (November 2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-ppwbnr-statecrtsprotectionofimmchildrencrimevictims-11-08-13
• The Safe and Sound Protocol** https://integratedlistening.com/ssp-safe-sound-protocol/
• Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/traum-qref-advocatestooldevelopingsurvivorstory-7-10-17
• Trauma Informed – Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases (SIQI) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/siqi-trauma-informed-tool
• Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma Informed Work with Immigrant Women https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/trauma-training-video-dutton

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
• COVID-19: Domestic Violence and the Impact on Attorneys Trying to Provide Legal Assistance** https://www.cwsl.edu/news/newsroom/alumni-news/2020/06/30/covid-19-domestic-violence-and-the-impact-on-attorneys-trying-to-provide-legal-assistance
• 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/federal-safe-housing-funding-resources-cares-act
• 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

Immigration Relief for Crime Victims and Children

Know Your Rights Information

• 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
• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/topic/multilingual-materials-language/
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers
• USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fgmc_brochure_final

Forms of Immigration Relief

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-immstatustypes
• 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
• On Their Own by Lauren Villagran for Searchlight New Mexico (June 4, 2019) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/on-their-own
• ICE Memo April 2019 Memo on Crime Victims https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ice-memo-april-2019-memo-on-crime-victims
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/discretion-victims-witnesses-plaintiffs
• US DOJ Memo Case Processing Priorities 01 31 2017 https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/us-doj-memo-case-processing-priorities-01-31-2017
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/1b-victim-advocacy-and-access-to-justice-6-18-14/
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/trends-in-state-courts-survey-findings

Screening Tools

• 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
• Identifying Forms of Immigration Relief Available for Battered Immigrant Victims^** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269
• Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-tool-victims-qualify
• Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/glossary-of-terms

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Full Training Manual

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/manual/sijs-benchbook/

U and T Visa Certification

            Toolkit for Judges

• U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-u-t-certification-toolkit

VAWA Confidentiality

• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-court-bench-card-vawa-confidentiality
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhsenforcementpriorities-benchcard
• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-bro-3prongsofconfidentiality
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (4.4.18) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-statutes-leg-history
• 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
• Quick Reference Guide for Judges: VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Related Case Law https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-vawa-confidentiality-cases-and-discovery
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings^** https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections, Courthouse Enforcement, and Sensitive Location Policies at a Glance (3.29.19) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-protections-in-state-courts-and-cases
• 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
• Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/ICE-Directive-1.10.2018-003.pdf
• Courthouse Immigration Enforcement Steps Courts Are Taking 10.10.18 https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/courthouse-immigration-enforcement-steps-courts-are-taking-10-10-18
• DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for VAWA Confidentially Violation Investigations https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/conf-vawa-gov-dhscomplaintinstrts-2008
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/vawa-confidentiality-webinar
• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement” (Webinar)(August 21, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/jffnm2018

Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims

• Public Benefits Bench Card https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-bchcrd-pubbenefits
• Public Benefits Map https://map.niwap.org
• State by State public benefits charts – by immigrant victim case type and benefits program https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts
• VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-eligibility-process
• U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-benefits-benchcard
• Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-trafficking-victim-benefits-eligibility-process
• Joint Agency Letter on Shelters and Transitional Housing https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/joint-agency-letter-shelters-transitional-housing
• Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-tool-accesspubliclyfundedls
• Advisory Opinion 2016-002: Providing Legal Services for Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-ao-2016-002-revised
• Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/access-public-assisted-housing-vawa-self-petitioners
• Post-VAWA 2013:  Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-tkit-publicchargepostvawa2013/
• 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

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

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