This training covers what state courts need to know about immigration in cases of human trafficking and family violence.
Training Materials
Training, Technical Assistance and Toolkits for Courts
- *State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, and Magistrates
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide for Federal, State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Judges, and Other Government Agencies
- DHS Infographic and Brochures on Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims (Adults and Children)
- Brochure: Are You Safe at Home
- Free Technical Assistance
- Judicial Training for Judges and Court Staff
- Proposal for Judicial Training
Securing Attendance of Immigrants in Detention at State Court Proceedings
- How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings
- Facilitating Parental Interests in the Course of Civil Immigration Enforcement Activities
- INS Detention Standard for Non-Medical Emergency Escorted Trips (2000)
- Escorting Detained Parents and Other Immigrants to Court (2010)
Family Law
- Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
- How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children
- Bench Card: Immigrants and Protection Orders
- Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
- Common Immigration Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Their Children
- Justice for All: How Attorneys Can Successfully Win Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors When There Is a Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody, and Parental Rights
- Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
- Battering and Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
- Family and Criminal Court Scenarios in Which Courts Will Encounter Immigrants Who Are Eligible for Immigration Protections
- The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending
- Protection Orders and Battered Immigrants: The Impact of Attorneys and Advocates
- Creative Protection Order Remedies for Protecting Battered Immigrants
Immigration Law
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims
- Family Court Bench Card on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality
- Collection of U-Visa News Articles
- Overview of Immigration Consequences of State Court Criminal Convictions
- DHS Enforcement Priorities: Policies and Memoranda Information for State Court Judges
- DOJ Memo on Case Processing Priorities (1.31.17)
- Glossary of Key Immigration Terms Relevant to State Court Judges
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
- Good Moral Character
- Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime
- Blue Campaign: Judicial-What Can You Do? Recognizing and Supporting Victims in the Courtroom (2015)
- Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (Webinar)
- Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
- Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (Minnesota)
- U Visa Certification by Judges: Minnesota Board of Judicial Standards Opinion 2015-2
- U Visa Quick Reference for Judges
- Law Enforcement Use of the U-visa: Podcast (7.18.11)
- National Survey on Types of Criminal Activities: Experienced By U-Visa Recipients
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials
- U Visa Helpfulness Case Scenarios
- Immigrant Crime Victims & U-Visa Certification: What it is and Why Should Judges Care? Ten Facts That Every Judge (and Attorney/Officer) Should Know
- U Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- U Visa Declaration (Certification) Form I-914 Supplement B [find instructions here]
- T Visa Declaration (Certification) Form I-914 Supplement B [find instructions here]
Comparison Charts
- Comparison Chart of U Visa, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Comparison Chart of U and T Visas
- Comparison Chart of VAWA and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
- Comparison Chart of VAWA and U visa Immigration Relief
- Comparison Chart of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioning, U visa, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Immigrant Children – SIJS and DACA
- Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls
- Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- USCIS Policy Manual: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- State Proceedings in Which Courts Can Enter Findings and Orders Needed by Children Filing for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Protection
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
- Special Immigrant Juveniles- Memorandum #2: Clarification of Interim Field Guidance
- Grounds of Inadmissibility for Special Immigrant Juveniles
- Opportunities to Make SIJS Findings in State Court Cases
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
- State Court Findings for Abused Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- SIJS Findings Pertaining to State Court Judges
- Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Provisions
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children
- Advisory Opinion 2016-002: Providing Legal Services for Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Economic Remedies, Services and Public Benefits For Crime Victims and Children
- Quick Guide for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
- Benchcard: Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
- Trafficking Victim Benefits Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants
- Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Trafficking, and Other Serious Crimes
- Public Benefits Flow Charts: VAWA Self‐Petition and Cancellation, U-Visas, T-Visas, and SIJS
- Flowchart of Access to Federal and State Public Benefits for Victims of Human Trafficking
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process
- Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge
- Federal Preemption of State Laws That Attempt to Restrict Immigrant Access to Services Necessary to Protect Life and Safety
VAWA Confidentiality
- Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings
- All DHS Directive on Implementation of Section 1367 Information Provisions
- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Complaint Form
- (Webinar) VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions when Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts
- DHS Broadcast Message on New 384 Class of Admission Code
- Confidentiality Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Brochure
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy
- Chapter 5: Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings
DHS Training Materials on U Visa Certification, Crime Victims Policies and Training Videos
- DHS Infographic: Protections for Immigrants Victims [english] [espanol]
- “Crash” – DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA (June 14, 2013)
- Department of Homeland Security Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
- Executive Summary: Blue Campaign Stakeholder Meeting with Senior Counselor Alice Hill
- Form I-918 Supplement A: Petition for Qualifying Family Member of U-1 Recipient
- Form I-918 Supplement B: U Nonimmigrant Status Certification
- Form I-918: Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes
- Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
- Instructions for Form I-918 Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status
- Instructions for Form I-918 Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification
- Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs
- Q and A: Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
- Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement
- Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting
Language Access
- DOJ Letter to State Courts on Language Access
- Bench Card: Court Interpretation in Protection Order Hearings
- Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons
- Tips For Working Effectively With Telephonic Interpreters
- Working with Court Interpreters
Trainings and Webinars
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