Risk Assessment & Safety Planning

Danger Assessment for Immigrant Women (DA-I) (2013): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/danger_assessment_imm_1-14-21/  (with scoring)

Limited English Proficient (LEP) Individuals: The Courts Role

NCSC, Serving Limited English Proficient (LEP) Battered Women: A National Survey of the Courts’ Capacity to Provide Protection Orders (June 30, 2006): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/serving-lep-women-survey/

NCSC White Paper: Improving the Courts’ Capacity to Serve Limited English Proficient Persons Seeking Protection Orders https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lang-gov-white-paper-improvingcourtscapacity-2006/ 

*This white paper is included in the report above but we like to highlight it to make it easier to find

DHS Policies & ICE Compliance Letters

Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/letters-that-promote-ice-compliance-with-2025-policies-and-statutes/ 

*This page goes to all letters courts, prosecutors, law enforcement, victim advocates/attorneys. The courts letters discuss courthouse enforcement and contain the full text of all related DHS policies in effect today

DHS Victim Protection & Immigration Relief

DHS Infographic: Protections for Immigrant Victims (November 2021):  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-shield-infographic/

DHS Immigration Options for Victims of Crime-Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Other Front-Line Workers (January 2025): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ops-immigration-options-for-victims-of-crime/

Multilingual Materials by Title:  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/multilingual-materials-by-title/  *This page has translations of the two DHS documents just above in multiple languages

DHS, Immigration Relief for Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification (January 2024): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sij-brochure-2024/

Protection Orders & Bench Cards

Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/protection-orders-bench-card/

U & T Visa Certification

U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkits (Last Updated July 25, 2025): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/u-t-visa-certification-toolkits/ 

* This page has toolkits for judges, law enforcement and prosecutors, child protective services, adult protective services

U Visa Certification and T visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/judges-u-and-t-certification-toolkit-2/

U Visa Certification: Ethical Considerations for Judicial Officers (December 31. 2024): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u_visa_ethics_article/

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Bench Book (March 31, 2018): https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/sijs-manual-table-of-contents/

Directory of Programs

Directory of Programs With Experience Serving Immigrant Victims: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/home/directory-programs-serving-immigrant-victims/