Suprising Information Every Family Court Judge Needs to Know About Immigration Law (PowerPoint)

Description

Join us for an insightful peer-to-peer forum where faculty presenters will provide highlights from the newly completed and tested Enhancing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases curriculum, developed jointly by the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) with assistance from the National Judicial Network (NJN) member-faculty. This forum will also serve as a preview of the trainings that will be offered at the next two NCJFCJ Conferences and over the next two years at National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence programs also offered by NCJFCJ.

Faculty Presenters

• Hon. Rosemary Collins (Ret.), Circuit Court Judge, 17th District Circuit Court, Winnebago County, Illinois 
• Hon. Ramona Gonzalez, Circuit Court Judge, La Crosse County Circuit Court, Wisconsin
• Leslye E. Orloff, Adjunct Professor and Director, NIWAP, American University Washington College of Law 

Referenced Materials

• DHS – Interactive Infographic U.S. Immigration Benefits for Noncitizen Crime Victims
• USCIS Policy Manual Volume 3, Part B – Eligibility Requirements
• NCJFCJ Revised Chapter Four: Families and Children Model Code on Domestic and Family Violence
• Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and U Visa Change the Lives of Survivors and Their Children After Employment Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (Orloff et al., 2021)
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and LEP Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement – National Report (Ammar et al., 2018)
• Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status (PowerPoint)
• All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2022)

Useful Resources

• State Justice Institute (SJI) and National Judicial Network Training Materials
• Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (December 31, 2021)
• SIJS Bench Book (Full Manual)
• U Visa Certification and T visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021)
• 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 (September 30, 2021)
• 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)
• Affidavits of Support and Enforceability Bench Card (September 30, 2021)
• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 30, 2019)