NIWAP Resources

Directory of Programs With Experience Serving Immigrant Victims

NIWAP’s Technical Assistance, Training, Communities of Practice and Resources for Professionals Serving Immigrant and Refugee Women and Children (March 20, 2025)

State Justice Institute (SJI) and National Judicial Network Training Materials (October 21, 2025)

Divorce and Economic Relief

Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status (December 28, 2021)

Bench Card for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise From Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies (March 10, 2022)

Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support in Family Court Proceedings in Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights (117-135) (Winter 2017)

Custody

Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims (October 13, 2013, Updated November 30, 2021)

When Family and Immigration Laws Intersect: Case Law and Department of Homeland Security Policy Update (November 28, 2021)

Families and Children Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence – Revised Chapter Four – NCJFCJ (January 2023)

Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings (Summer 2013)

Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants in Family Court Proceedings in Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights (85-116) (Winter 2017)

Protection Orders

Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019)

Civil Protection Order Webinars For Judges, Court Staff, Attorneys and Victim Advocates – National Judicial Network (2023 & 2024)

National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Session – State Protection Orders: A Civil Remedy for Victims of Human Trafficking (March 4, 2025)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Bench Book (March 31, 2018) Table of Contents

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery in Family & Criminal Court Cases Training Materials (June 29, 2025)

U Visa Certification by Judges

U Visa Certification and T visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021)

U Visa Certification: Ethical Considerations for Judicial Officers (December 31. 2024)

U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist

Child Protective Services Toolkit

Child Protective Services Agency Toolkit: U Visa Certification, T Visa Declaration, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Violence Against Women Act Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrant Children (July 8, 2024)

CPS Toolkit Quick Reference Guides – From U Visa Certification, T Visa Declaration, SIJS and VAWA Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrant Children (July 8, 2024)

CPS Role Toolkit Excerpts – CPS Role Practice Pointers, From U Visa Certification, T Visa Declaration, SIJS and VAWA Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrant Children (July 8, 2024)

Know Your Rights Information from the Department of Homeland Security

DHS – Interactive Infographic U.S. Immigration Benefits for Noncitizen Crime Victims (English)(November 2021)

Immigration Options for Victims of Crime-Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Other Front-Line Workers (January 2025)

Immigration Relief for Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification (January 2024)

NCSC Information on Serving People with Limited English Proficiency

NCSC White Paper: Improving the Courts’ Capacity to Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders

NCSC, Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts’ Capacity to Provide Protection Orders (June 30, 2006)