This presentation focuses on the importance of immigration status in family courts. Immigration status can profoundly affect the family dynamics and context in which many decisions involving families unfold. In families experiencing domestic violence and/or child abuse, immigration related abuse is an effective tool of, power and control that co-exists with and predicts escalation of physical and sexual abuse as it is used to silence victims and gain advantage in family court. In this workshop judges will learn how to access and apply legally correct information about immigration laws in family court cases so that courts issue unbiased and just orders, findings, and discovery rulings when parties raise or immigration status issues are present in custody, protection order, child welfare, and divorce proceedings. This presentation was featured at the Michigan Supreme Court Virtual Judicial Conference.

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Training Materials

• PowerPoint Presentation

Webinars for Judges or Helpful to Judges

Immigrant Survivors

• Best Practices and Tools that Build the Capacity of Adult Protective Services to Serve Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims (January 30, 2020)
• Addressing Issues That Arise in Family and Criminal Court Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors in the District of Columbia (August 25, 2020)
• Legal Protections When Child Victims Are Immigrants: The Judge’s Role (June 20, 2019)
• What Courts Want to Know, What Role Can Courts Play Regarding Detained Immigrant Children and Parents (July 9, 2019)
• Judge’s Role in Cases of Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivors (October 15, 2018)

Victims of Trauma

• Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (October 16, 2020)
• Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands-On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (February 24, 2014) (Tips from expert psychologist)

Immigration Law Overview for State Court Judges

• An Overview of U.S. Immigration Law (March 9, 2018) 
• When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Laws Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants (September 15, 2017)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings (May 14, 2019)
• State Court Findings for Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (July 13, 2015)

U and T Visa Certification by Judges

• U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: A Judge’s Role (November 30, 2018)
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (December 1, 2014)
• Obtaining U Visa Certification from Judges in Protection Order, Family, Criminal, and Other State Court Proceedings (February 20, 2014)
• DHS U and T Visa Certification Videos for Law Enforcement (Helpful to courts and all certifiers) (September 26, 2013)

Access to Public Benefits

• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know (April 18, 2019)

Custody, Immigrant Survivors and Children

• Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices (November 15, 2018)

VAWA Confidentiality, Discovery, and Courthouse Enforcement

• Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Under the Violence Against Women Act Confidentiality Protections (October 22, 2018)
• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement (August 21, 2018)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
• VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts (February 5, 2015)

Child Welfare Cases Involving Immigrant Families and Children

• NCJFCJ Improving Child Welfare Practice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (June 20, 2018)

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
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
• State courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children (November 2013)
• Privacy Protections for Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits

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
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers
• USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

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
• Blue Campaign: What Can You Do? (Judicial)
• “Crash” – DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA (June 14, 2013)
• Human Trafficking and the T-Visa
• T-Visa Timeline with Background Checks
• Trafficking Social Science Research Data Sources Chart (January 25, 2021) 
• Social Science Research on Human Trafficking Report (January 25, 2021) 
• Approaches to Addressing Human Trafficking
• Definitions, Forms, and Dynamics of Human Trafficking
• DHS Continued Presence: Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
• Human Trafficking Assessment and Measurement Framework
• Identifying Cases that May Involve Human Trafficking
• Immigration Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking
• Characteristics of a State Court Focused Approach to Addressing Human Trafficking
• Infrastructure Required to Support Courts and Justice Partners in Human Trafficking Cases
• Dealing with Human Trafficking Victims in a Juvenile Case
• Human Trafficking Victims as Criminal Defendants

U and T Visa Certification

• U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and other Judicial Officers (August 12, 2020)
• Model U and T Visa certification Protocol for State Courts (October 29, 2020)
• U Visa: Quick Reference for Judges (October 14, 2020)
• T Visa Quick Reference Guide for Judges (October 14, 2020)
• U-Visa Application Flow Chart for Judges (October 14, 2020)
• T Visa Application Flow Chart for Judges (July 3, 2020)
• U Visa Protections for Family Members (July 3, 2020)
• T Visa Protections for Family Members (July 3, 2020)
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist (October 21, 2019)
• DHS U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (November, 2015)
• DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
• Bench Card: U and T Visa Certification Reporting Requirements in California (June 25, 2020)
• U and T Visa Certifications and Certification Reporting Requirements in California (June 25, 2020)
• USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
• Stories From the Field: the Crime Fighting Effectiveness of the U Visa (August 27, 2020)
• Collection of 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
• Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges
• Understanding the Judicial Role in U-Visa Certification, American Journal of Family Law
• New U and T Visa Application and Certification Forms (January and February 2017)
• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (National)
• 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 
• National Survey on Types of Criminal Activities: Experienced By U-Visa Recipients
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (Webinar)
• State Laws 

Forms and Instructions 

• DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
• DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement
• DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) I-914 Supplement B Instructions (January 18, 2017)
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) Form I-914 Supplement B (January 18, 2017)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Child Abuse & Protective Battered Immigrant Parents

 Full Training Manual

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

SIJS Bench Book Table of Contents

• 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
  • Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts
• Appendix A – SIJS Statutory and Regulatory Provisions
• Appendix B – SIJS Legislative History
• Appendix C ­­– TVPRA-SIJ Neufeld Memo
• Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6
• Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 7
• 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 I – DOJ Language Access Letter to Courts
• Appendix J – Types of Proceedings SIJS Findings
• Appendix K – State Law Definitions of Child Abuse
• Appendix L – Abandonment of Children Statutes Definitions
• Appendix M – State Law Definitions of Child Neglect
• Appendix N – Domestic Violence Includes Child Abuse and Child Neglect
• Appendix O – States Definitions of Child Endangerment as More Severe Than Neglect
• Appendix P – State Law Definitions of Forced Marriage as Child Abuse
• Appendix Q – Best Interests of the Child Matrix
• Appendix Q-1 – Best Interests of the Child All Factors
• Appendix Q-2 – Best Interests – Catch All
• Appendix Q-3 – Best Interests – Child’s Family Relationships
• Appendix Q-4 – Best Interests – Child’s Needs
• Appendix Q-5 – Best Interests – Child’s Wishes
• Appendix Q-6 – Best Interests Continuity and Stability of Child Factor
• Appendix Q-7 – Best Interests of the Child – Family Violence
• Appendix Q-8 – Best Interests – Joint Custody
• Appendix Q-9 – Best Interests – Parental Cooperation Conflict
• Appendix Q-10 – Best Interests – Parental Fitness
• Appendix Q-11 – Best Interests – Parental Wishes
• Appendix Q-12 – Best Interests – Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Criminal History Factor
• Appendix R – Custody in Protection Orders Proceedings
• Appendix S – Using Declaratory Judgment in Family Law Matters
• Appendix T – Declaratory Judgments – Cases By Topic & State
• Appendix U – SIJS and State Declaratory Judgment Statutes – State by State
• Appendix V – Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart
• Appendix W – When Guardianship Terminates
• Appendix X – SIJS Case Law Chart
• Appendix Y – States with Rules Identical to FRCP 4
• Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors

SIJS Training Materials

• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 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)^**
• Special Immigrant Juveniles- Memorandum #2: Clarification of Interim Field Guidance
• Grounds of Inadmissibility for Special Immigrant Juveniles
• Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings

VAWA Self-Petition

• Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts
• VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
• Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
• Public Benefits Flow Charts: VAWA Self‐Petition and Cancellation, U-Visas, T-Visas, and SIJS
• 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

VAWA Confidentiality

Bench Cards

• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges

VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Regulations, and Policies

• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
• Quick Reference: VAWA Confidentiality Protections: Quoting Statutes, Regulations and DHS Policies 3.29.19
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017)
• Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
• Chapter 3: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings^**
• Protecting Immigrant Victims: VAWA Offers Immigration Protections for Sexual Assault Victims (Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine)
• NIWAP Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality (September 2014)

Statute, Legislative History, Regulations, Policies, and DHS Publications

• Interlineated VAWA Confidentiality 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 VAWA Confidentially Violation Investigations
• Memorandum: Non-disclosure and Other Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA 384
• Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court

VAWA Confidentiality and Courthouse Enforcement Policies

• Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018)
• VAWA Confidentiality Protections, Courthouse Enforcement, and Sensitive Location Policies at a Glance (3.29.19)
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims
• Courthouse Immigration Enforcement: Steps State Courts Are Taking (2018)
• February 2018 Newsletter: New ICE Policies on Courthouse Enforcement and VAWA Confidentiality

VAWA Confidentiality and State Court Discovery

• Quick Reference Guide for Judges: VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Related Case Law
• Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings
• Discovery and Use of Immigration Protected Information in Court Checklist (2019)
• VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
• Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law

Webinars

• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement” (Webinar) (August 21, 2018)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)

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

Family Law Service of Process

• Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts
• All State Services of Process and Jurisdiction Charts

Custody

• Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status
• 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
• 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
• Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights: Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly Fall 2016/Winter 2017**
  • Fall 2016
  • Winter 2017
•  NIWAP October 2018 Custody Newsletter (October 19, 2018)
• David B. Thronson, Custody and Contradictions: Exploring Immigration Law as Federal Family in the Context of Child Custody, 59 Hastings L.J. 453 (2008).

Child Development and Trauma

• Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma history in Family Court Rulings
• Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America

Securing a Detained Parent’s Participation in Court Proceedings Involving Children

• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/or Criminal Proceedings
• DHS Detained Parent Directive
• DHS Fact Sheet ICE Policies and Procedures Involving Detained Parents and Legal Guardians

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 15: Jurisdictionally Sound Protection Orders
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research
• Chapter 14.01: Protection Orders of Immigrant Victims for Sexual Assault
• Unintended Consequences: How Civil Protection Orders Affect Immigrants, Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants
• Immigrant Victims of Interpersonal Violence and Protection Orders (2020)

Economic Relief

• 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.^**
• Fact Sheet on State v. Maria L.
• In Re Interest of Angelica L. and Daniel L. (N.W.2d)
• Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights

Immigrant Children and Child Welfare Proceedings 

• Immigration in Child Welfare System Case Studies
• Guide for State Courts in Cases Involving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
• Unaccompanied Immigrant Children And The State Courts
• HHS: Immigration and Child Welfare
• Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies
• NCJFCJ Improving Child Welfare Practice for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (Webinar)
• NCJFCJ Deportation and Children
• SYNERGY: National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System

Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims

• Public Benefits Bench Card
• Public Benefits Map
• State by State public benefits charts – by immigrant victim case type and benefits program
• 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
• Advisory Opinion 2016-002: Providing Legal Services for Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
• Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017)
• Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge: Post-VAWA 2013
• 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

Criminal Court Discovery

• What’s Immigration Status Got to Do with It? Prosecution Strategies for Cases Involving Undocumented Victims
• Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim?
• Overview of Immigration Consequences of State Court Criminal Convictions
• Good Moral Character: Assessment Tool

Language Access

• Language Access General Materials (June 18, 2019)
• 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^**
• Chapter 1.4: Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons

Screening Tools

• 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

Access to Justice and Crime Victim Protections/Research Memo and Articles

• Transforming Lives Executive Summary – Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021)
• Transforming Lives Abstract, Conclusions, Recommendations – Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021)
• Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021)
• The Legacy of Racism for Children (July 1, 2020)
• On Their Own by Lauren Villagran for Searchlight New Mexico (June 4, 2019)
• ICE Memo April 2019 Memo on Crime Victims
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations (2018)
• US DOJ Memo Case Processing Priorities (January 31, 2017)
• David B. Thronson, Of Borders and Best Interests: Examining the Experiences of Undocumented Immigrants in U.S. Family Courts, 11 TEX. HISP. J.L. & POL’Y 45 (2005) (reprinted at 11 Bender’s Immigration Bulletin 7 (Jan. 1, 2006); reprinted at 27 IMMIGR. & NAT’LITY L. REV. (2007); reprinted in INTERNATIONAL FAMILY LAW (Ann Laquer Estin, ed., Elgar Publishing 2016))
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending (July 29, 2014)
• Protection Orders and Battered Immigrants: The Impact of Attorneys and Advocates (June 20, 2014)
• Early Access to Work Authorization For VAWA Self-Petitioners and U Visa Applicants (February 12, 2014)
• David B. Thronson, Choiceless Choices: Deportation and the Parent-Child Relationship, 6 NEV. L.J. 1165 (2006) (reprinted at 12 BENDER’S IMMIGRATION BULLETIN 167 (February 15, 2007); reprinted in JUSTICE, POLITICS AND THE FAMILY, Daniel Engster and Tamara Metz, eds., Paradigm Publishers 2013)).
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs (June 17, 2011)
• David B. Thronson, Creating Crisis: Immigration Raids and the Destabilization of Immigrant Families, 43 Wake Forest L. Rev. 391 (2008). 
• David B. Thronson, You Can’t Get Here From Here: Toward A More Child-Centered Immigration Law, 14 Va. J. Soc. Pol’y & L. 58 (2006).

Bibliography

• Immigrant Crime Victims Legal Bibliography (2013)
• Immigrant Crime Victims Social Science Bibliography (2013)

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