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Demographics Information

• All State Demographics (June 5, 2018 updated May 17, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/demographics (453) **

Resources on Stalking for Judges

• Judicial Officer Guide Responding to Stalking https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sparc-judicial-guide-for-stalking (12609)
• Judicial Officer Bench Card: Stalking https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sparc-judicial-bench-card-for-stalking (12610)
• SPARC, Resources on Stalking for Judicial Officers https://www.stalkingawareness.org/judicial-officer-resources/ (12716)
• SPARC, U.S. Stalking Laws and Statutes https://www.stalkingawareness.org/map/
• SPARC offers more useful information on stalking on their Resources page SPARC offers more useful information on stalking on their Resources Page https://www.stalkingawareness.org/resources/

Forms of Immigration Relief

• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status (October 14, 2013, Update April 22, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-immstatustypes * (88)
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (October 29, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bench-card-on-immigration-relief-for-crime-victims * (12480)
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges (April 24, 2013, Updated December 27, 2021)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhsenforcementpriorities-benchcard/ * (23)

Immigration Relief for Crime Victims and Children

Know Your Rights Information

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims (February 6, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/infographic-on-protections-for-immigrant-victims + (286)
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure (June 30, 2011)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-options-victims-of-crimes/ + (647)
• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates (July 13, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/multilingual-materials-by-title * (883)
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/ * (156)
• 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 (October 27, 2010)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights + (318)
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children (May 1, 2016)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure + (259)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts (July 1, 2014)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts + (258)
• Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Continued Presence Pamphlet https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/continued_presence_pamphlet_ccht_final.pdf + (12490)

DHS Immigration Policies and Congressional Legislative History

• DHS Takes Victim-Centered Approach Press Release (October 20, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-victim-centered-approach + (12717)
• NIWAP, New Department of Homeland Security Policies Released in 2021 and 2022: Importance for Immigrant Survivors (October 14, 2021, Updated May 17, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-policy-updates  * (12391)
• ICE Directive 11005.3 – Using a Victim-Centered Approach with Noncitizen Crime Victims (August 10, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/ICE-Victim-Centered-Directive-11005.3.pdf + (12572)

U and T Visa Certification

• 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 * (12481)
• U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (February 28, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-certification-resource-guide-2022 + (12577)
• DHS U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (November, 2015)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-updated-u-certification-resource-guide-2015/ + (277)
• Bench Card: U and T Visa Certification Reporting Requirements in California (June 25, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ca-bench-card-u-t-reporting * (50)
• U and T Visa Certifications and Certification Reporting Requirements in California (June 25, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ca-u-t-visa-certification-reporting * (51)
• USCIS U Visa Certification Fact Sheet Q&A (October 22, 2011)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-relief-victims-trafficking-and-other + (269)

U Visas and U Visa Certification

• U Visa Quick Reference for Judges (October 14, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-quick-reference-guide-for-judges * (43)
• U Visa Certifications: Range of Potential Certifiers at the Local, State, and Federal Government Levels (December 30, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-range-of-potential-fcertifiers * (20)
• “U Visa Timeline with Background Checks With 2021 Bona Fide Policy” (March 29, 2019, Update September 15, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-timeline * (73)
• U-Visa Application Flow Chart (October 14, 2020)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-flowchart_judges * (1745)
• U Visa Protections for Family Members (July 3, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-family-member * (42)
• U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist (October 21, 2019)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-helpfulness-checklist * (44)
• DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying (September 27, 2013)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-answers-to-reasons-for-not-certifying ** (532)
• Stories From the Field: the Crime Fighting Effectiveness of the U Visa (August 23, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-crime-fighting-stories * (19)
• Understanding the Judicial Role in U-Visa Certification, American Journal of Family Law*** (August 21, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/judicial-role-u-visa-cert *** (279)
• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (National) (July 8, 2015)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/national-uvisa-judicial-training-update/ + (276)
• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (Minnesota) (July 8, 2015)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/minnesota-uvisa-judicial-training-update/ + (275)
• The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country (December 3, 2012)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uvisa-crime-fighting-tool ** (280)
• Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/policechief_april-2018_building-trust-immigrant-victims/ ** (303)

T Visas and T Visa Declarations

• T Visa Quick Reference Guide for Judges (October 14, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-quick-reference-guide-judges * (2154)
• T Visa Certification Resource Guide (November 29, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-lea-policy-resource-guide + (12417)
• T Visa Application Flow Chart (July 3, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-application-flowchart * (71)
• T Visa Protections for Family Members (July 3, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-family-member * (37)
• T-Visa Timeline with Background Checks (June 12, 2021)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-timeline * (85)

Forms and Instructions

• DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification (December 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/instructions-i1918-unonimm-status + (549)
• DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification (December 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i918-supb-certification + (619)
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) I-914 Supplement B Instructions (December 2, 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/i-914-supplement-b-instructions/ + (518)
• T Visa Declaration (Certification) Form I-914 Supplement B (December 2, 2021)http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/form-i-914-supplement-b-2/ + (517)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Child Abuse & Protective Battered Immigrant Parents
Full Training Manual

• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-bench-book-complete * (153)

SIJS Bench Book Table of Contents

• Chapter I – Introduction to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (December 20, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-i-intro-to-sijs/ * (16)
• Chapter II – Details About Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings (December 19, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/details-about-special-immigrant-juvenile-status-sijs-findings/ * (149)
• Chapter III – Abuse, Abandonment, or Neglect – The Role of State Law Definitions in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings (December 19, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/abuse-abandonment-or-neglect/ * (150)
• Chapter IV – Application of the Best Interest of the Child Standard in SIJS (December 15, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/application-of-the-best-interest-of-the-child-standard-in-sijs-2/ * (151)
• Chapter V-1 – Adoption Quick Reference (October 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-1-adoption-quick-reference/ * (107)
• Chapter V-2 – Civil Protection Orders Quick Reference Guide (November 1, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-v2-civil-protection-orders-quick-reference-guide/ * (108)
• Chapter V-3 – Custody Quick Reference Guide (December 27, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch-v3-custody-quick-reference-guide/ * (109)
• Chapter V-4 – SIJS in Declaratory Judgment Cases Quick Reference (November 25, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-4-sijs-in-declaratory-judgment-cases-quick-reference/ * (110)
• Chapter V-5 – Delinquency Quick Reference (December 17, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-5-delinquency-quick-reference/ * (111)
• Chapter V-6 – Dependency Quick Reference (December 18, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v-6-dependency-quick-reference/ * (154)
• Chapter V-7 – Guardianship Quick Reference (December 20, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v7-guardianship-quick-reference/ * (112)
• Chapter V-8 – Paternity Quick Reference Guide (December 7, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-v8-paternity-quick-reference-guide/ * (113)
• Chapter VI – Inadmissibility in SIJS (December 27, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-vi-inadmissibility-in-sijs/ * (114)
• Chapter VII – Service of Process in SIJS (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chapter-vii-service-of-process-in-sijs/ * (154)
• Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts (March 2, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/family-law-service-jurisdiction-charts * (36)
• Appendix A – SIJS Statutory and Regulatory Provisions (December 19, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-a-sijs-statutory-and-regulatory-provisions/ * (114)
• Appendix B – SIJS Legislative History (December 19, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-b-sijs-legislative-history/ * (116)
• Appendix C ­­– TVPRA-SIJ Neufeld Memo (March 24, 2009)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-c-tvpra_sij-neufeld-memo-03-24-2009/ + (117)
• Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6 (October, 2022)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d1-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-6/ + (194)
• Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 7 (October, 2022)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d2-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-7/ + (195)
• Appendix E – Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma History in Family Court Rulings  (May 17, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/understanding-effects-of-trauma-on-minors * (12410)
• Appendix F – DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-f-dhs-interactive-infographic-on-protections-for-immigrant-victims/ + (1708)
• Appendix G – DHS Immigrants Options for Victims of Crime (English) (February 6, 2018)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-g-dhs-immigration-options-english/ + (118)
• Appendix H – DHS SIJS Brochure (February 6, 2018)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-h-dhs-sijs-brochure/ + (119)
• Appendix I – DOJ Language Access Letter to Courts (August 16, 2010)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-i-language-access-letter-to-courts/ + (120)
• Appendix J – Types of Proceedings SIJS Findings (August 27, 2021)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-j-types-of-proceedings-sijs-findings/ * (121)
• Appendix K – State Law Definitions of Child Abuse (December 19, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-k-state-law-definitions-of-child-abuse-chart/ * (122)
• Appendix L – Abandonment of Children Statutes Definitions (September 20, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-l-abandonment-of-children-statutes-definitions/ * (123)
• Appendix M – State Law Definitions of Child Neglect (October 2, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-m-state-law-definitions-of-child-neglect-chart/ * (124)
• Appendix N – Domestic Violence Includes Child Abuse and Child Neglect (December 14, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-n-domestic-violence-abuse-and-neglect/ * (125)
• Appendix O – States Definitions of Child Endangerment as More Severe Than Neglect (December 27, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-o-endangerment-chart/ * (126)
• Appendix P – State Law Definitions of Forced Marriage as Child Abuse (December 27, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-p-forced-marriage-chart/ * (127)
• Best Interests of the Child State-by-State Maps and Comparison Charts (Updated July 7, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/best-interest-of-the-child * (151)
• Appendix Q – Best Interests of the Child Matrix (December 27, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q-best-interests-of-the-child-matrix/ * (128)
• Appendix Q-1 – Best Interests of the Child All Factors (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q1-best-interests-of-the-child-all-factors/ * (129)
• Appendix Q-2 – Best Interests – Catch All (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q2-best-interests-catch-all/ * (130)
• Appendix Q-3 – Best Interests – Child’s Family Relationships (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q3-best-interests-child_s-family-relationships/ * (131)
• Appendix Q-4 – Best Interests – Child’s Needs (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q4-best-interests-child_s-needs/ * (132)
• Appendix Q-5 – Best Interests – Child’s Wishes (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q5-best-interests-childs-wishes/ * (133)
• Appendix Q-6 – Best Interests Continuity and Stability of Child Factor (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q6-best-interests-continuity-stability-of-child/ * (134)
• Appendix Q-7 – Best Interests of the Child – Family Violence (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q7-best-interests-family-violence/ * (135)
• Appendix Q-8 – Best Interests – Joint Custody (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q8-best-interests-joint-custody/ * (136)
• Appendix Q-9 – Best Interests – Parental Cooperation Conflict (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q9-best-interests-parental-cooperation-conflict/ * (137)
• Appendix Q-10 – Best Interests – Parental Fitness (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q10-best-interests-parental-fitness/ * (138)
• Appendix Q-11 – Best Interests – Parental Wishes (December 29, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q11-best-interests-parental-wishes/ * (139)
• Appendix Q-12 – Best Interests – Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Criminal History Factor (December 29, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-q12-best-interests-substance-abuse-mental-illness-crim-hist/ * (140)
• Appendix R – Custody in Protection Orders Proceedings (November 9, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-r-custody-in-protection-orders-proceedings/ * (141)
• Appendix S – Using Declaratory Judgment in Family Law Matters (November 16, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-s-using-declaratory-judgment-in-family-law-matters/ * (142)
• Appendix T – Declaratory Judgments – Cases By Topic & State (November 25, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-t-declaratory-judgments-cases-bytopic-state/ * (143)
• Appendix U – SIJS and State Declaratory Judgment Statutes – State by State (November 26, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-u-state-by-state-declaratory-judgement-statutes-and-sijs-3/ * (144)
• Appendix V – Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart (November 27, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-v-guardianship-appointment-of-guardian-chart/ * (145)
• Appendix W – When Guardianship Terminates (February 2018)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-w-when-guardianship-terminates/ * (146)
• Appendix X – SIJS Case Law Chart (Updated October 2022)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-x-sijs-case-law-chart/ * (91)
• Appendix Y – States with Rules Identical to FRCP 4 (February 8, 2018)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-y-states-with-rules-identical-to-frcp-4/ * (147)
• Appendix Z – Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors (Updated November 26, 2017)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-z-glossary/ * (148)

DHS Publications

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Regulations 1993, 2009, 2011 (Proposed Rule) and 2022 (October 3, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-1993-209-2022-regs-comparison *
• USCIS Policy Manual SIJS Classification and Adjustment of Status (June 10, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-policy-manual-sij-and-aos + (12648)
• SIJS Petitions Regulations Final Rule (March 8, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/2022-04698-sijs-regulations-final-3-8-22-federal-register + (12647)
• Appendix D1 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 6 (October, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d1-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-6 + (194)
• Appendix D2 – USCIS SIJS Policy Manual Full – Vol 7 (October, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-d2-uscis-sijs-policy-manual-full-vol-7 + (195)
• SIJS Regulations Final Rule Federal Register (March 8, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-final-rule-3-8-22 + (12614)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Classification and Deferred Action (March 7, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-deferred-action  + (12664)
• USCIS Naturalization for Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJS) (September 21, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/naturalization-for-sijs-lprs
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts (July 1, 2014)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts + (258)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers  (July 1, 2014)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers + (257)
• Advisory Opinion 2016-002: Providing Legal Services for Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (July 11, 2016, Revised August 26, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-ao-2016-002-revised/ + (512)
• Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses and Plaintiffs (June 17, 2011) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/discretion-victims-witnesses-plaintiffs/ + (1061)
• Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Provisions HQOPS 70/8.5 USCIS Memo (March 24, 2009) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-gov-uscismemotvpra2008-03-04-09
• HR REP 101-723 Family Unity and Employment Opportunity Immigration Act of 1990 (September 19, 1990)(Legislative History)ty https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/hr-rep-101-723-bsw-sijs-leg-history +

SIJS Training Materials

• In Re Guardianship of Saul H. California Supreme Court Ruling Summary (August 18, 2022)* https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/guardianship-saul-h-ca-s-ct-training-tool
• In Re Guardianship of Saul H (CA S. Ct 8.15.22)+
• Bench Card: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Immigration and Public Benefits Eligibility Process (July 13, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-benefits-eligibility-bench-card-final20 (12646)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Timeline with Background Checks (June 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-timeline * (3451)
• Judge Julie Breslow, Handout – Immigrant Victims Immigration Options (May 26, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigrant-victims-immigration-options-handout +
• Factors That Can Demonstrate That It is Not in a Child’s Best Interests to be Returned to Their Home Country (October 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/best-interest-not-to-return * (76)
• Special Immigrant Juveniles (SISJ): Inadmissibility Factors That Do and Do Not Apply to SIJS Cases” (June 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/inadmissibility-factors-sijs *
• American Bar Association – Immigration Relief: Legal Assistance for Noncitizen Crime Victims, Chapter 5 Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (March 26, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/aba-immigration-relief-sijs-chapter +
• New Practice Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published: Additional Information for Judges and Attorneys (September 17, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/new-advisory-sijs-applications/ * (68)
• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/legal-options-recent-imm-women-and-girls ** (103)
• Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings (December 20, 2017) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-j-types-of-proceedings-sijs-findings/ * (17)
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children (April 2016)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis_sijs_brochure + (259)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts (July 1, 2016) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-for-courts + (258)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers (July 1, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/uscis-sijs-info-for-childwelfareworkers + (257)
• Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS (July 10, 2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/comparison-chart-vawa-u-sijs * (588)
• Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)^*** (Winter 2017) https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270 *** (255)
• Special Immigrant Juveniles- Memorandum #2: Clarification of Interim Field Guidance (July 9, 1999)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sij-memo2/ + (514)
• Webinar: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings. (May 14, 2019)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/may2019sijs/ * (58)
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (July 13, 2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-sijs-checklist ** (155)

VAWA Self-Petition

• Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-self-petitioning-intro-and-flow-charts-pdf ** (183)
• VAWA Self-Petition Timeline with Background Checks (June 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-timeline * (61)
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/extreme-cruelty-examples-protection-order-2/ ** (104)

Family Law Cases: Special Issues for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children

 Family Law Service of Process

• Guide to Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts (January 29, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/guide-jurisdiction-and-service-requirements *
• Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts – By Type of Proceeding (March 2, 2021) (904) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/family-law-service-jurisdiction-charts *
• All State Services of Process and Jurisdiction Charts – By State (October 20, 2021) (12366) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-family-law-jurisdiction-and-service-of-process-charts *
• Family Law Summary of Service Rules (January 29, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-law-summary-of-service *
• Family Law: Training Materials (June 14, 2017) (32) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/family-law-protections-training-materials**

Custody

• When Family and Immigration Laws Intersect: Case Law and Department of Homeland Security Policy Update (September 30, 2021) (12477) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigration-status-in-custody-cases *
• 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) (496 http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/common-imm-issues-custody-cases *
• Best Interests of the Child Laws – State-by-State Comparison Maps and Charts (Updated July 7, 2021) (12450) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/best-interest-of-the-child *
• Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings (Summer 2013) (2109) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/custody-in-mixed-status-families **
• Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants^*** (Winter 2017) (234)
  https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270 ***
• State by State Comparison of Best Interests of the Child Factors – Comparison Charts and Maps
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/sijs-manual-table-of-contents/ (Appendix Q) (Updated July 7, 2021)* (152)
• NIWAP Newsletter, Child Custody in Immigrant Families (November 15, 2018, Update October 27, 2021) (12370)  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/2018-10-child-custody-newsletter *
• Flight Risk of Foreign-Born Parents with Children (June 12, 2021) (2495) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/flight-risk-of-parents-with-children *
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children (December 30, 2021) (6)
  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fam-chart-immstatus *
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases (July 1, 2013) (105)  http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch6-1-counterabuserraisingimmstatus/ **
• Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice (July 1, 2013) (249) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch6-3-hagueintlchildabduction/ **
• Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights: Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly Fall 2016/Winter 2017*** (252) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/winning-custody-article-2017 ***
  • Fall 2016: (253) https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=6&iid=1269&aid=8304 ***
  • Winter 2017: (234) https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270 ***
• Border Crossings: Understanding the Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Implications for Battered Immigrants Fleeing Across State Lines with Their Children (12420) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/border-crossings-battered-immigrants-fleeing-across-state-lines-children **

Child Development and Trauma

• Understanding the Significance of a Minor’s Trauma history in Family Court Rulings (May 18, 2021) (65) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-e-effects-of-trauma-on-minors *
• Vulnerable but not Broken: Psychosocial Challenges and Resilience Pathways in Unaccompanied Children from Central America (January 2018) (1159) https://vawnet.org/material/vulnerable-not-broken-psychosocial-challenges-and-resilience-pathways-among-unaccompanied  +
• NIWAP Webpage, Significance of Trauma History of Minors (July 1, 2021) (12441) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/significance-of-trauma-history-of-minors  *

Securing a Detained Parent’s Participation in Court Proceedings Involving Children

• Parental-Guardian Interests Directive: How to Get a Detained or Removed Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children or Incapacitated Adults (June 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/how-to-get-a-detained-parent-to-court
• Press Release: ICE Extends Preservation of Parental Guardian Interests (July 14, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ice-parental-interests-press-release + (12641)
• ICE, 11064.3 Parental Guardian Interests Directive (July 14, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/parental-guardian-interests-directive + (12640)
• How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children (June 12, 2021) (1701 https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/how-to-get-a-detained-parent-to-court*

Protection Orders

• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 29, 2019) * (12499) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/protection-orders-bench-card
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015) (104) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/extreme-cruelty-examples-protection-order-2/ **
• Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims^*** (Fall 2016) (298)  https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269 ***
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders (July 1, 2013) (254) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-1-imm-civil-protection-orders/ **
• Chapter 05.2: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence (July 1, 2014) (241) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-2-access-protection-orders/**
• Chapter 15: Jurisdictionally Sound Protection Orders (July 3, 2013) (492) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch5-3-jurisdictionallysound-cpos/ **
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research (August 1, 2012) (240) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/battered-women-protection-order-research/ **
• Chapter 14.01: Protection Orders of Immigrant Victims for Sexual Assault (July 3, 2013) (495) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch14-protectionorders-sa **
• Unintended Consequences: How Civil Protection Orders Affect Immigrants, Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine (Fall 2018) (301)http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/wp-content/uploads/DELAW-FALL-2018.pdf **
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants (June 20, 2014) (190) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/creative-cpo-batimms/ *
• Immigrant Victims of Interpersonal Violence and Protection Orders (2020) (2545) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/immigrant-victims-and-protection-orders-2020 **
• Use and Outcomes of Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women (2006) (171) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fam-gov-nijtechnicalreportprotectionorders11-10-06 **

Divorce

• Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status (April 1, 2019) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/divorce-bench-card/ * (21)
• Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/family-law-journal-immigration-concerns-for-family-law-practitioners/ + (246)

Economic Relief

• Bench Card for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise From Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies (March 10, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/benchcard-economic-relief
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children (December 30, 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/fam-chart-immstatus * (6)
• Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support^*** (Winter 2017)  https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1270 *** (237)
• Chapter 06.4: Ensuring Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims Through Family Law Proceedings: Child Support and Spousal Support (July 1, 2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch6-4-ensuring-econ-relief/ * (493)

Public Benefits Access for Immigrant Victims

• Public Benefits Bench Card http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-bchcrd-pubbenefits* (5)
• Access to State Funded Public Benefits in New Mexico Based on Immigration Status” (August 28, 2017; Update April 4, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nm-public-benefits-chart (2570)
  • New Mexico Public Benefits Screening Chart for Immigration Survivors by Forms of Immigration Relief (updated July 7, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/new-mexico-benefits-screening (12697)
• Public Benefits Map http://map.niwap.org/ * (232)
• All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Map – by immigrant victim case type and benefits program (Updated 2021) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts/ * (193)
• State-Funded Public Benefits Comparison Chart (July 22, 2021, updated July 7, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/state-benefits-comparison-chart * (2585)
• VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation (April 17, 2013) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-eligibility-process  * (9)
• U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) (October 1, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-benefits-benchcard  * (8)
• Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) (March 2, 2018)  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/t-visa-benefits-eligiblity * (1687)
• Bench Card: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Immigration and Public Benefits Eligibility Process (July 13, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sijs-benefits-eligibility-bench-card-final20

Screening Tools

• Bench Card – Identifying Victims Who May Qualify for Immigration Relief (March 9, 2022)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/https-niwaplibrary-wcl-american-edu-pubs-judges-immigration-relief-tool* (1617)
• Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime” (September 12, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-relief-forms-comparison * (47)
• 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) (July 10, 2015) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/chart-vawa-t-u-sijs-daca/ * (87)
• Identifying Forms of Immigration Relief Available for Battered Immigrant Victims (Fall 2016) https://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article.php?pid=6&iid=1269 *** (233)
• Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool) (March 2, 2018) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-tool-victims-qualify * (580)

Access to Justice and Crime Victim Protections/Research Memos and Articles

• Transforming Lives Executive Summary – Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/executive-summary-final * (12438)
• Transforming Lives Abstract, Conclusions, Recommendations – Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021)
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/niwap-transforming-lives-abstract-conclusions * (12350)
• Transforming Lives: How the VAWA Self-Petition and the U Visa Change the Lives of Victims and Their Children After Work Authorization and Legal Immigration Status (April 12, 2021)  
  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/transforming-lives-final-report * (12397)
• CH 1.1 Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims (July 31, 2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cult-man-ch1-1-dynamicsdomesticviolence2016 * (203)
• Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women (March 31, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch1-dynamics-sexual-assault-implications * (204)
• Power and Control Tactics Used Against Immigrant Women (2004) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cult-qref-powercontrol-04 + (320)

Webinars for or Helpful to Judges and Hearing Officers

Immigrant Survivors

• Expanding the Toolbox for Children in Immigrant Families: Tips and Tools for Child Welfare and Children’s Courts” (March 23, 2022) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/mar-2021-ncjfcj ** (1071)
• Legal Protections When Child Victims Are Immigrants: The Judge’s Role (June 20, 2019) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/june-2019-immigrant-child-victims ** (1150)
• State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children (January 31, 2014)* https://media.wcl.american.edu/Mediasite/Play/584bda57d07848e3a51b5117d0d84e911d (12628)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings (May 14, 2019) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/may2019sijs/* (58)
• U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: The Judge’s Role – Webinar National Judicial College (Nov. 30, 2018 Webinar) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/11-30-webinaruvisasijs * (74)
• State Court Findings for Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (July 13, 2015) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/state-court-findings-for-abused-youth-seeking-special-immigrant-juvenile-status * (70)

U and T Visa Certification by Judges

• U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: A Judge’s Role (November 30, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/11-30-webinaruvisasijs * (74)
• NCJFCJ’s Break From the Bench: What a judge needs to know about…Responding to Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (April 27, 2021) https://www.ncjfcj.org/webcasts/responding-to-immigrant-victims-of-domestic-and-sexual-violence/ ** (12385)
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (December 1, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/december-1-2014-expert-advice-for-judges-webinar/ * (57)
• Obtaining U Visa Certification from Judges in Protection Order, Family, Criminal, and Other State Court Proceedings (February 20, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-u-visa-certification-by-state-court-judges * (2177)
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification Requests (December 14, 2014) http://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/december-1-2014-expert-advice-for-judges-webinar/ * (57)
• DHS U and T Visa Certification Videos for Law Enforcement (Helpful to courts and all certifiers) (September 26, 2013) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/dhs-roll-call-videos + (1195)

Access to Public Benefits

• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know (April 18, 2019) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-courts-webinar-4-18-19 * (201)

Custody, Immigrant Survivors and Children

• Child Custody and Immigration-Related Abuse: Myths and Best Practices National Webinar (December 13, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/custody2021 * (12626)
• Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices (November 15, 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/custodywbnr11-15-18 * (66)
• When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Law Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants for the New Mexico Judicial Education Center (September 25, 2017).  https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/september-15-2017-promoting-just-outcomes-courts. * (55)

VAWA Self-Petition and Battered Spouse Waivers Immigration Relief for Abused Spouses

• VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Assault Perpetrated by Citizen and Lawful Permanent Resident Family Members” (April 22, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/2020-vawa-self-petition-webinar * (225)
• Battered Spouse Waiver (BSW) Webinar and Training Materials (November 18, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/bsw-training-materials * (880)