This conference includes two workshops on the topics of SIJS, U visas, and Family Law.  The first workshop discussed best practices for issuing orders in the best interests of children in custody, protection order and child support cases in which the immigration status of a party or child is raised as an issue in the family court proceeding.  The second workshop discussed best practices for state courts issuing SIJS findings and U visa certifications.

Immigration Relief for Crime Victims and Children

Know Your Rights Information

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure
• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students

Forms of Immigration Relief

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
• 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)
• Identifying Forms of Immigration Relief Available for Battered Immigrant Victims^**
• Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool)
• Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors

U and T Visa Certification

• U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
• DHS U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide 
• USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
• U-Visa Flow Chart
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
• DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement
• DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• State Laws
  • California: U Visa Certification Law (2016)- Statute and Fact Sheet

• • Connecticut: U Visa Certification Law (2010)
  • San Francisco Superior Court, Civil Division, U Visa Certification Protocol (October 27, 2017)
• DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
• U Visa News Articles
• The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
• Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety

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

• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children
• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practices for Judges and Courts (March 31, 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)^**

VAWA Self-Petition

• VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-based Visa

Human Trafficking

• Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
• Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
• Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking

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
• Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims^**

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

Custody

• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
• 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
• Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants^**
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
• Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice

Protection Orders

• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases
• Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims^**
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
• Chapter 05.2: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence
• Chapter 05.3: Jurisdictionally Sound Civil Protection Orders
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research

Economic Relief

• Bench card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children
• Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support^**
• Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners

Child Abuse, Neglect and Termination of Parental Rights

• Protecting Parental Rights When the Immigrant Parent is Detained or Deported^**
• Case of Maria L.^**

Criminal Court Discovery

• What’s Immigration Status Got to Do with It? Prosecution Strategies for Cases Involving Undocumented Victims
• VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
• Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim?
• Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law

Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims

• NM Public Benefits Chart
• 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)
• Joint Agency Letter on Shelters and Transitional Housing
• Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants
• Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017)
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status   
• Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence against Women Crimes

VAWA Confidentiality

• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
• Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Webinar: Early Identification of Victims and VAWA Confidentiality (February 24, 2017)
• Interlineated statute
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
• All DHS Directive on VAWA Confidentiality Implementation which included and explains the annual requirement for training taking the FLTEC and DHS developed on line course ‘VAWA Confidentiality and Immigration Relief’
• All DHS VAWA Confidentiality Instruction
• DHS Broadcast Code of Admission for VAWA confidentiality protected cases the DHS computerized red flag system for cases that have already been filed
• ICE and OPLA VAWA Confidentiality Operations Memos
• DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for Violation Investigations
• CRCL Complaint Form (general use)
• Memorandum: Non-disclosure and Other Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA 384
• Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court
• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
• Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
• Service Provider Confidentiality Safeguards: Best Practices
• Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections (2013)
• Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors:  VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
• Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality
• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• Preparing Victims for Encounters with DHS^**
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings^**

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