Training 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
Forms of Immigration Relief
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status
- Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children and Immigrant Crime Victims
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children
- Blue Card: Screening for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (Squad Car Screening Tool)
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
- Types of Proceedings in Which State Courts Can Make Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Findings
- Immigration Relief for Abused Children Brochure
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
- Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (August 2016)
- State Proceedings in Which Courts Can Enter Findings and Orders Needed by Children Filing for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Protections
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status; Information for Child Welfare Workers
- Comparison Chart of VAWA, U, and SIJS
- Representing Undocumented Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Abandoned (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status)**
U and T Visa Certification
Government Materials
- U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide DHS published resource guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and other certifying officials
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
- DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement
- DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
Training Materials and Tools
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers (2107)
- U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist
- State Laws
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
- U Visa News Articles
- 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)
- Glossary of Terms for Work with Immigrant Survivors
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
U Visa Certification and State Court Discovery
Criminal
- What’s Immigration Status Got to Do with It? Prosecution Strategies for Cases Involving Undocumented Victims
- VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
- Certifying Early: When Should You Sign a U or T Visa Certification for a Victim?
- Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law
Family and Civil Court Discovery
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (4.2.18)
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
- Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings**
VAWA Self-Petition
Government
VAWA Confidentiality
- Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement: FAQ on Sensitive Locations and Courthouse Arrests
- Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities: Policies and Memoranda Information for State Court Judges
- VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23, 2017)
- VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
- Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Webinar: Early Identification of Victims and VAWA Confidentiality (February 24, 2017)
- Interlineated statute
- VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (3.31.18)
- All DHS Directive on VAWA Confidentiality Implementation which included and explains the annual requirement for training taking the FLTEC and DHS developed on line course ‘VAWA Confidentiality and Immigration Relief’
- All DHS VAWA confidentiality instruction
- DHS Broadcast Code of Admission for VAWA confidentiality protected cases the DHS computerized red flag system for cases that have already been filed
- ICE and OPLA VAWA confidentiality operations memos
- DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint instructions for violation investigations
- CRCL Complaint form (general use)
- Memorandum: Non-disclosure and Other Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA §384
- Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court
- Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
- Service Provider Confidentiality Safeguards: Best Practices
- Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections (2013)
- Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality
- Preparing Victims for Encounters with DHS**
Congressionally Mandated Implementing Policies
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of the Principle Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security VAWA confidentiality operations memos
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security: U Visa Regulations (Pages 53015, 53026 – 53027, 53039); 8 CFR 214.14(e)(1)(ix)
Training Materials and Tools
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
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
Custody
- Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
- Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
- How to get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/ or Criminal Proceedings
- Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants**
- Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
- Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice
Protection Orders
- Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card
- Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims**
- Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
- Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases
Economic Relief
- Bench card on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies
- Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children
- Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support**
- Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners
Child Abuse, Neglect and Termination of Parental Rights
Public Benefits Access of Immigrant Victims
- Public Benefits Bench Card
- VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation
- U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card)
- Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card)
- Joint Agency Letter on Shelters and Transitional Housing
- Access to Publicly Funded Legal Services for Battered Immigrants
- Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017)
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
- Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence against Women Crimes
Legal Rights Overviews and Brochures
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims (January 12, 2107)
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
VAWA Confidentiality: Improving Victim Safety Webinar: