As the numbers of immigrant family violence victims accessing justice increases, state court judges need to understand the federal statutory protections afforded by Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) confidentiality. This 60-minute webinar provides attendees with up to date information VAWA Confidentiality’s protections, purpose, Department of Homeland Security policies and legislative history on this important federal law that impacts family court discovery and rulings in a wide range of family court cases involving immigrant victims and thier children..
Training Materials
Know Your Rights Brochures
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims (January 12, 2107)
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
VAWA Confidentiality
Webpage and Webinars
- VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (Webpage) (February 23,
2017) - VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015)
- VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Statutes
- Interlineated statute
- VAWA Confidentiality: Statutes, Legislative History, and Implementing Policy (March 11,
2017)
Congressionally Mandated Implementing Policies
- All DHS Directive on VAWA Confidentiality Implementation
- Includes 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
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of the Principle Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 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
- 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
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
- Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors: VAWA Confidentiality, History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
- Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality
For technical assistance on any VAWA Confidentiality matter and for questions related to VAWA Confidentiality, please contact NIWAP at (202) 274-4457 or info@niwap.org.