Immigration: VAWA, T Visas, U Visas

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status 
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims (Print)
• U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates 
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure (Print)
• DHS Infographic: Protections for Immigrant Victims (Print)
• DHS Infographic: Protections for Immigrant Victims – Spanish
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist 

VAWA Confidentiality and Immigration Enforcement

• VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims in the Context of Immigration Enforcement 
• Statutes and DHS Policies on VAWA Confidentiality
• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality

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

• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (Print)
• 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  (Print)

Immigration Allegations in Custody Cases, Protection Orders, and Divorce

• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims (Print)
• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (Print)
• 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 (Print)
• 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

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 (Print)
• Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants (Print)
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status (Print)

See our full library of family law materials regarding immigrant crime victims and children: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/topic/family-law/

See also NIWAP’s SJI supported materials for courts: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/manual/judicial-training-manual/