This session was presented at the 80th annual National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) Conference. This conference featured presentations on topics that discussed issues facing the family court and juvenile justice system.
Training Materials
Immigration Relief for Children and Crime Victims
- The Department of Homeland Security’s Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims – NIWAP
- DHS: Infographic “Protection for Immigrant Victims”
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims
U Visas
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- DHS published resource guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and other certifying officials
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children; Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: DHS Brochure for State Court and Child Welfare Workers
- Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- State Proceedings in Which Courts Can Enter Findings and Orders Needed by Children Filing for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Protections
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children (brochure)
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
- Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS
Human Trafficking
- Blue Campaign: What Can You Do? Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
VAWA Confidentiality
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy
- Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
Language Access
- DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
- Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation
Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims
- Public Benefits Bench Card
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation
- U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card)
- Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card)
- Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
Immigration allegations in custody, protection order and divorce
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
- Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases
- Bench card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies
- Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children
- Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
- How to get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings