Judicial Training Network Training Materials[1]
Judicial Training Network
New Orleans, Louisiana – September 21, 2018
Orlando, Florida – March 15, 2019
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Training Presentations – New Orleans (September 21, 2018)
- Judicial Training Network Overview
- Impact of Immigration on Families: Intersection with Family Law
- Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
- VAWA Confidentiality Discovery and Courthouse Enforcement
- Implementing Judicial Leadership Team Work
- Civil Protection Orders and Immigration Victims
- State Court Judicial Role in Issuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
- U and T Visa Certifications and Immigrant Victims In Civil Court Cases
- Economic Relief and Public Benefits
Training Presentations – Orlando (March 15, 2019)
- Judicial Training Network Overview of Project and State Team Expectations
- Small Group Activity
- Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
- State Court Judicial Role in Issuing Special Immigrant Status States Findings
- Judicial Training Network Florida Implementation
- Violence Against Women Act Confidentiality and Courthouse Enforcement
- U and T Visa Certifications and Immigrant Victims in Civil Court Cases
- U Visa Case Scenarios
- Civil Protection Orders and Immigrant Victims
- Economic Relief and Public Benefits
Materials Requested at the Training
- Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Policy Recommendations
- Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and LEP Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement – National Report
- Louisiana Demographics
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
VAWA Self-Petition
- VAWA Self-Petition Timeline with Background Checks
- VAWA Flow Chart for Elderly Victims
- VAWA Flow Chart for Child Victims
- VAWA Flow Chart for Adults
- DHS Fact Sheet About Immigrating to the United States on a Marriage-based Visa
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases
U Visa Certification
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials
- U Visa Quick Reference for Judges
- U Visas and the Role of Local Police
- U Visa Timeline with Background Checks
- California Penal Code U visa Certification
- U Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U Visa Certification Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers
- Collection of U-Visa News Articles
- U-Visa “Helpfulness” Checklist
- Flowchart for U-Visa Process
- U-Visa Effective Policies and Practices
- U-Visa Certification Protocol-San Francisco
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety
- Range of U Visa Certifiers
- Journal Article – Understanding the Judicial Role in U Visa Certifications
- Chevron Doctrine and U Visa Certification
Know Your Rights Information
- DHS-Interactive-Infographic-on-Protections-for-Immigrant-Victims
- Immigration Relief for Students
- DHS Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
- DHS Fact Sheet Legal Rights of Battered Spouses and Marriage Based Visas
Human Trafficking
- Human Trafficking Victims as Criminal Defendants
- T-Visa Timeline
- Working With Human Trafficking Victims in a Juvenile Case
- Strategies to Support Courts and Partners in Human Trafficking Cases
- State Court Focused Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking
- Immigration Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking
- Identifying Cases Involving Human Trafficking
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked and Enslaved Persons
- Human Trafficking Assessment and Measurement Framework
- DHS Blue Campaign Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- DHS Continued Presence Brochure
- Definitions, Forms, & Dynamics of Human Trafficking
- Approaches to Addressing Human Trafficking
Forms of Immigration Relief
- DHS Immigration Options for Crime Victims
- DHS Memo (June 17 2011) Prosecutorial Discretion for Victims
- DHS Enforcement Priorities: Policies and Memorandum Information for State Court Judges
- Immigration Relief for Crime Victims
- Immigration Relief for Crime Victims – Screening Tool (Blue Card)
- Bench Card – Immigration Status Types
- Courthouse Immigration Enforcement-Steps Courts Are Taking (October 18, 2018)
- 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)
- Bench Card – Identifying Victims Who May Qualify for Immigration Relief
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Training Materials
DHS Materials
- USCIS Brochure for Victims: Immigration Relief for Abused Children
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
SIJS Tools
- SIJS Best Interest Not to Return to Home Country (October 2, 2018)
- SIJS Timeline
- Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- SIJS – Custody Quick Reference Guide
- ILRC – Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in Affirmative Cases
- Courts Practice Advisory SIJS (Review of ILRC)
- Comparison Chart of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioning, U visa, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
SIJS Workshop Materials
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Workshop FACT PATTERN
- 4B CA Form Order New (002)
- 4C CA Form Order Old
- 4D MI Redacted Order
- 4E TX Redacted Order (002)
- 4F VA Redacted Order (003)
Language Access
- Language Access to Courts
- Interpreters – Important Tips To Remember When Using an Interpreter
- NCSC – Judicial Bench Card: Court Interpretation in Protection Order Hearings
- Fact Sheet: Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration (April 30, 2013)
- Code of Conduct for Court Interpreters
- Fact Sheet: Language Access in Courts
- Language Identification Card -World Languages
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance
to Limited English Proficient Persons - National Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators – Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
Family Law and Immigrants
Child Abuse, Neglect, and Termination of Parental Rights
- Immigrants in the Child Welfare System Case Studies
- Detained Parent Directive
- Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians
- Parental Detention and Termination of Parental Rights Toolkit
- How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children
- State of Nebraska v. Maria L. (2009)
Custody
- Custody Immigrant Parents and Children – Bench Card
- DHS Enforcement Priorities-Bench Card
- AFCC Guidelines for Examining Intimate Partner Violence
- NCJFCJ Navigating Guide
- Effects of Trauma on Minors Fact Sheet
- Abusers Raising Immigration Status In Custody Cases
- Custody Newsletter
- The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice
- Flight Risk of Parents With Children
- Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly – Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors
Economic Relief
- Chart – Immigration Status – Work Authorization Public Benefits & Ability to Sponsor Children
- State Court Bench Card: Immigrant Victim’s Economic Remedies
- Public Benefits Access for Immigrant Victims – Bench Card
Protection Orders
- Battered Immigrants and Protection Orders
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
- Bench Card – Immigrants and Protection Orders
- Jurisdictionally Sound Civil Protection Orders
- Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants
Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims
Access to Legal Services
Bench Cards
- Benefits Access Flow Charts Immigrant Victims and Children
- Immigrant Victims Economic Relief -Public Benefits Bench Card
- Benchcard: Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- U-Visa Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services
Benefits Open to All Immigrants
Privacy Protections and Public Charge
State Benefits Charts
- A Guide to Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors of Crimes
- Florida Public Benefits Chart
- Louisiana Public Benefits Chart
- Michigan Public Benefits Charge
- Mississippi Public Benefits Chart
- Missouri Public Benefits Chart
- New Mexico Public Benefits Chart
VAWA Confidentiality
Bench Cards, Manual Chapters, Tools
- VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches
- VAWA Confidentiality Bench Card
- VAWA Confidentiality Brochure
- VAWA Confidentiality History, Purpose and Violations
- NIWAP-VAWA Confidentiality newsletter-9.15.14
Discovery
- EEOC v Koch Foods Amicus (10-22-2015)
- State Family Court VAWA Confidentiality Amicus Family (2011)
- U.S. District Ct Amicus VAWA Confidentiality Criminal (2012)
- VAWA Confidentiality Rule 11 – Motion In Limine (2009)
- What’s Immigration Status Got To Do With It – Undocumented Prosecution Case Strategies
- VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Materials List & Links 4.14.18
- VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Criminal Cases
- Certifying-Early – U Visa Certification by Prosecutors
- 9C Federal Law Quotes VAWA Confidentiality Protections_3.29.19
- 9B VAWA Confidentiality Cases Judicial Quick Reference Guide LH (3.29.19)
- 9A IMDV Discovery Checklist Feb 2019
Immigration and Courthouse Enforcement
- 5H CBP-Sensitive-Locations-Policy-2013
- 5E VAWA-Confidentiality-Statutes-Interliniated-7.22.16
- 5C ICE Courthouse Enforcement Policy
- 5 ICE-Sensitive-Location Courthouse-FAQ
- Web page – 2018 Courthouse enforcement policy and VAWA confidentiality protections for victims
- Newsletter February 2018 – New ICE Policies on Courthouse Enforcement
- 5G Courthouse Immigration Enforcement-Steps Courts Are Taking
- 5B DHS Enforcement Priorities-Bench Card
- 5A Victims and Protected Locations Policies
- 5F VAWA Confidentiality Courtroom Scenario
State Confidentiality Laws
Statutes and DHS-DOJ Regulations
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes History – Interlineated (March 31, 2018)
- INS VAWA Confidentiality Memo (05.05.1997)
- DOJ Immigration Judge VAWA Confidentilaity Guidance (1997)
- DHS VAWA Confidentiality Implementation Instruction (11.7.2013)
- DHS VAWA Confidentiality Directive (11.1.2013)
- DHS VAWA Confidentiality Computer System Broadcast (12.21.10)
- DHS U visa regulations -VAWA confidentiality 1367 (09.17.2007)
- DHS ICE-OPLA-VAWA-2005-Confidentiality Implementation (2.1.2007)
- DHS ICE Field Officer Policy VAWA Confidentiality (1.22.2007)
- Memo – VAWA Confidentiality Statutes Leg History Policies (04-04-2018)
Immigrant Victims and Access to Justice
- The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending
- Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault (2013)
- NCSC Newsletter – Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims & Children
- Immigrant Victim Access to Justice National Report (2018)
Child Welfare and Immigrant Children
- Fact Sheet on State v. Maria L.
- State of Nebraska v. Maria L.
- Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Bench Card (2015)
- NCSC Unaccompanied Children Guide (2015)
Research Findings
- NCSC Newsletter – Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims & Children
- The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending
- Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
- Ch1.1-Dynamics of Domestic Violence 2016
- Ch1-Dyanimcs Sexual Assault Implications
- Early Access to Work Authorization Research
- U-Visas and Lawful Permanent Residency
Divorce and Affidavits of Support
- Bench Card: Divorce and Immigration Status
- Family Law Journal: Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners
- Til Death Do Us Part: Affadavits of Support and Obligations to Immigrant Spouses
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