This workshop was part of the Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Spring Conference. It included an overview of U.S. immigration law protections for immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The workshop discussed the role Congress created for state court judges as part of federal immigration laws.
Presentation Materials
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
Forms of Immigration Relief, Comparisons, and Immigration Enforcement Priorities
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
- Department of Homeland Security Organizational Chart – Crime Victim Cases (April 16, 2019)
- Bench Card – Identifying Victims Who May Qualify for Immigration Relief
- 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
- 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)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Child Abuse & Protective Battered Immigrant Parents
- The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018)
- 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
U and T Visa Certification
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
- U Visa Quick Reference for Judges (September 4, 2018)
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- DHS U and T Visa Certification Resource Guide for Law Enforcement, Judges and Prosecutors
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
- DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
- U Visa News Articles
- Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
- 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)
VAWA Confidentiality
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018)
- Courthouse Immigration Enforcement: Steps Courts Are Taking (2018)
- VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017)
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
- Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings**
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims
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
- Serving Limited English Proficient Immigrant Victims**
Family Law Cases: Special Issues for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
- Jurisdiction: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence
- How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children
- Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants**
- Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
- NIWAP October 2018 Custody Newsletter (October 19, 2018)
- Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America
Economic Relief
- Bench card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies
- Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support**
- Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners – Discussing Affidavits of Support
Child Abuse, Neglect and Termination of Parental Rights
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