This webinar addresses best practices for issuing SIJS findings for immigrant children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected by at least one of the child’s parents, and it focuses specifically on emerging issues and recommendations for what courts should include in well-written SIJS findings.

Training Materials:

Powerpoint Slides

Also see our full library of SJI supported materials for courts at

https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/training-manual-for-courts-table-of-contents/

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Technical Assistance Flyer:

 

NIWAP’s  Technical Assistance Flyer describes the technical assistance and training offered to support advocates, attorneys, judges, police, prosecutors, and other professionals in their work with immigrant women, children, and crime victims.

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Materials 

Full Judicial Bench Book:

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) 

Selected Chapters:

• • Chapter I – Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
  • Chapter II – Details About Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings
  • Chapter III – Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect – The Role of State Law Definitions in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
  • Chapter IV – Application of the Best Interest of the Child Standard in SIJS
  • Chapter V-1 – Adoption Quick Reference
  • Chapter V-2 – Civil Protection Orders Quick Reference Guide
  • Chapter V-3 – Custody Quick Reference Guide
  • Chapter V-4 – SIJS in Declaratory Judgment Cases Quick Reference
  • Chapter V-5 – Delinquency Quick Reference
  • Chapter V-6 – Dependency Quick Reference
  • Chapter V-7 – Guardianship Quick Reference
  • Chapter V-8 – Paternity Quick Reference Guide
  • Chapter VI – Inadmissibility in SIJS
  • Chapter VII – Service of Process in SIJS
  • Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6
  • Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 70
  • Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings
  • Appendix F – DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
  • Appendix G – DHS Immigrants Options for Victims of Crime (English)
  • Appendix H – DHS SIJS Brochure
  • Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors

Additional Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Training Materials:

• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• 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
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 2018)
• Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS
• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys

Journal Articles:

• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
• Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)^**

^**If you have difficulty accessing this publication please contact for assistance NIWAP at (202) 274-4457 or info@niwap.org

This publication was developed under grant number SJI-20-E-005 from the State Justice Institute. The points of view expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the State Justice Institute.