For more information on any of the following immigration protections for immigrant crime victims including statues, regulations, policies and government publications see generally: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/topic/immigration/
Legal Rights Overviews, Screening Tools, and Brochures
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims
- DHS Proteccions Para Las Víctimas Inmigrantes (Protections for Immigrant Victims)
- The Department of Homeland Security’s Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims
- Evidence Checklists For Work With Immigrant Survivors
Immigration Options for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
- 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)
- VAWA Red Flags
- Tools for Advocates Assisting Immigrant Crime Victims in Immigration Cases
VAWA Self-Petition
- Chapter 3.3 VAWA Self-Petition (2013)
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
- Good Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
- Chapter 07: Preparing the VAWA Self-Petition and Applying for Lawful Residence
Abused Spouses of Work Visa Holders
Battered Spouse Waivers
Vawa Cancellation of Removal and Suspension of Deportation
U Visas
- Chapter 10 U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity (2023)
- U Visa Evidence Checklist
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U-Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
- U-Visa Quick Reference
- Department of Homeland Security: U Visa Immigration Relief for Victims of Certain Crimes: An Overview for Law Enforcement
- Proposed Model U Visa Policy
T Visas
- Human Trafficking and the T-Visa
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
Child and Student Victims
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
- Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for 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
- Interim and Supportive Measures to Help and Protect Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “F” Visa Holders
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “J” Visa Holders
- Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “M” Visa Holders
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- USCIS Policy Manual Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Abused Abandoned or Neglected- Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children (brochure)
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status; Information for Child Welfare Workers