The following are the training materials from two workshops conducted at the National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Latest Tips, Tools, Bench Book and Best Practices for Judges” and “At-Risk Youth Caught in the Vortex: The intersection Between Human Trafficking, Immigration Policies, and Trauma-informed Services for Commercially Sexually Exploited Children“

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Training Materials: 

“Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Latest Tips, Tools, Bench Book and Best Practices for Judges” PowerPoint Slides

Human Trafficking Vortex Panel Vignette

Also see our full library of State Justice Institute supported materials for courts at:  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/training-manual-for-courts-table-of-contents/ 

SJI and Judicial Training Network Training Materials updated 3.1.19

 Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Child Abuse & Protective Battered Immigrant Parents:

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018)
• Chapter I – Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Chapter II – Details About Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings
• Chapter III – Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect – The Role of State Law Definitions in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
• Chapter IV – Application of the Best Interest of the Child Standard in SIJS
• Chapter V-1 – Adoption Quick Reference
• Chapter V-2 – Civil Protection Orders Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter V-3 – Custody Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter V-4 – SIJS in Declaratory Judgment Cases Quick Reference
• Chapter V-5 – Delinquency Quick Reference
• Chapter V-6 – Dependency Quick Reference
• Chapter V-7 – Guardianship Quick Reference
• Chapter V-8 – Paternity Quick Reference Guide
• Chapter VI – Inadmissibility in SIJS
• Chapter VII – Service of Process in SIJS
• Appendix A – SIJS Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
• Appendix B – SIJS Legislative History
• Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings
• Appendix F – DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• Appendix G – DHS Immigrants Options for Victims of Crime (English)
• Appendix H – DHS SIJS Brochure
• Appendix I – DOJ Language Access Letter to Courts
• Appendix J – Types of Proceedings SIJS Findings
• Appendix K – State Law Definitions of Child Abuse
• Appendix L – Abandonment of Children Statutes Definitions
• Appendix M – State Law Definitions of Child Neglect
• Appendix N – Domestic Violence Includes Child Abuse and Child Neglect
• Appendix O – States Definitions of Child Endangerment as More Severe Than Neglect
• Appendix P – State Law Definitions of Forced Marriage as Child Abuse
• Appendix Q – Best Interests of the Child Matrix
• Appendix Q-1 – Best Interests of the Child All Factors
• Appendix Q-2 – Best Interests – Catch All
• Appendix Q-3 – Best Interests – Child’s Family Relationships
• Appendix Q-4 – Best Interests – Child’s Needs
• Appendix Q-5 – Best Interests – Child’s Wishes
• Appendix Q-6 – Best Interests Continuity and Stability of Child Factor
• Appendix Q-7 – Best Interests of the Child – Family Violence
• Appendix Q-8 – Best Interests – Joint Custody
• Appendix Q-9 – Best Interests – Parental Cooperation Conflict
• Appendix Q-10 – Best Interests – Parental Fitness
• Appendix Q-11 – Best Interests – Parental Wishes
• Appendix Q-12 – Best Interests – Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Criminal History Factor
• Appendix R – Custody in Protection Orders Proceedings
• Appendix S – Using Declaratory Judgment in Family Law Matters
• Appendix T – Declaratory Judgments – Cases By Topic & State
• Appendix U – SIJS and State Declaratory Judgment Statutes – State by State
• Appendix V – Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart
• Appendix W – When Guardianship Terminates
• Appendix X – SIJS Case Law Chart
• Appendix Y – States with Rules Identical to FRCP 4
• Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors
• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 2018)
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
• Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
• Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS
• Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)^**

Public Benefits

• Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services 
• Interactive Public Benefits Map 
• Guide to the Public Benefits Map
• State by State Public Benefits Charts

Materials from the Human Trafficking Vortex Panel: 

NCJFCJ

Voices from the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Handling Child Sex Trafficking Cases

Domestic Child Sex Trafficking Series

Interstate Commission for Juveniles:  

https://www.juvenilecompact.org

ICJ’s Best Practice reference sheet on Responding to Human Trafficking Victims Within ICJ

ICJ’s Bench Book for Judges & Court Personnel

National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP)

NIWAP Web Library of materials relevant to cases involving immigrant crime victims

• Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) brochure: Immigration Options for Crime Victims
• DHS  Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• DHS Continued Presence Brochure: continued presence is a temporary immigration status for victims of 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)
• Human Trafficking and the T visa
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practices for Judges and Courts
• Public Benefits and Demographics State Map

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