Description

Victim advocates and attorneys play a crucial role supporting immigrant domestic violence, child/elder abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking victims gain access to justice and the full range of services and assistance they are legally entitled to receive. The following training, presented on October 16th at the 2025 Maryland Human Trafficking Professional Seminar provides an overview of available paths to legal immigration status for survivors of human trafficking and family violence and share best practices for addressing the unique issues immigrant survivors face in protection order, custody, divorce, and child support proceedings.

The training covers how qualified immigrants can access a broader range of public benefits. Participants will learn how to use NIWAP’s public benefits map and state-by-state charts to identify benefits for which immigrant victims may qualify.

Attendees will also be introduced to NIWAP’s technical assistance, materials, tools, directory, web library, training opportunities (virtual and in-person), and its community of practice for ongoing peer-to-peer learning.

PowerPoint Presentation

Advocates-Attorneys Materials List

Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Materials List

Toolkits and DHS Resource Guide

U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkits

T-Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (October 20,2021)  

U Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide (February 28, 2022) 

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Center for Countering Human Trafficking, Continued Presence Resource Guide (September 2023)  

Trauma Informed Interview Questions

Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigrant Cases (SIQI)

Sample Question for Identifying Trafficked or Enslaved Persons

Identifying Child Trafficking Victims

HHS OTIP -Child Eligibility Benefits Handout

Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence Relationships

Domestic Violence and Involuntary Servitude as Human Trafficking

Let’s Put Science First: Assessing Predatory Helpfulness and Coercive Control to More Accurately Understand Domestic Abuse and Sex Trafficking Webinar

*National Judicial Network Webinar – Readily Identifying and Effectively Responding to Stalking in Family Court: A Resource for Judicial Officers (March 7, 2023) 

Protection Orders and Custody

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

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

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) 

Access to Public Benefits for Trafficking Victims

Interactive Public Benefits Map

Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Maryland for Survivors (May 15, 2019, updated January 19, 2025) 

Maryland Public Benefits Screening Chart for Immigrant Survivors and Refugees by Forms of Immigration Relief (last updated January 19, 2025)  

Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status

Other

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)

Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief