Training Materials for Victim Advocates and Attorneys (February 23, 2025)
VAWA Confidentiality
Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes
Bench Card on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality
Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections
Screening
DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
Immigration Relief for Victims
Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims
Preparing a VAWA Self Petition
U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity
U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
Project Lifeline State-by-State Age-Out Database
Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questions (SIQI)
Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases– includes questions for identifying human trafficking and domestic violence relationships
Research from 2017
Battering or Extreme Cruelty
SPARC Judicial Officer Guide: Responding to Stalking (July 5, 2022) -includes comparison of stallking, coercive control and battering or extreme cruelty
Victims of Human Trafficking
Questions for Identifying Trafficked or Enslaved Persons (June 2011)
Domestic Violence and Involuntary Servitude as Human Trafficking (August 17, 2023)
Family- Protection Orders
Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019)
State Laws on Civil Protection Orders for Victims of Human Trafficking
Family- Custody
*Best Interest of the Child Statutes – State-by-State Maps and Comparison Charts (December 2017)
Philedalphia Legal Assistance: Planning for Custody
Family Law Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights [pdf]
Detained or Deported: What About My Children? What to do if You Can’t Be With Them [pdf]
Family- Divorce and Economic Relief
Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status (December 28, 2021)
Affidavits of Support and Enforceability Bench Card (June 13, 2024)
Healthcare
Health Care Options for Immigrant Survivors Factsheet (August 5, 2024)
Coverage for Forensic Costs for Immigrant Crime Victims (August 2, 2024)
Benefits Chart Missouri
HHS OTIP -Child Eligibility Benefits Handout (February 20, 2024)
Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Missouri for Survivors
All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2025)