This training took place on August 3, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The training covered a wide range of topics that included how law enforcement and prosecutors can better serve immigrant communities through improving language access resources and utilizing the U Visa. The training covered how investigations can be improved using language access tools and how to enhance officer, victim, and community safety by using language access and certification programs. It also covered how the U visa can help to hold offenders more accountable and how the U visa can increase victim safety and participation in the criminal justice system.
For more information about the training materials, see below.
Training Materials
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
Forms of Immigration Relief
Language Access
- Dos and Don’ts to Help Identify LEP Persons
- Language Identification Card
- Important Tips to Remember When Using an Interpreter
- Steps for Obtaining Interpreters
- Why Using an Interpreter is Beneficial to Law Enforcement
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims
- State-specific information
U and T Visas
- 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
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U-Visa Checklist: “Helpfulness”
- DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
- Press Release on the U Visa – Template
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers (2017)
- DHS: U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
- U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- U-Visa Checklist: “Helpfulness”
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
- DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- 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)