April 22nd Presentation for ODVN Staff Training – “Understanding Immigration Law, VAWA Protections and Impacts of Current Policies on Survivors of Gender-Based Violence”

April 22nd Presentation for ODVN Board Training – “Understanding Immigration Law, VAWA Protections and Impacts of Current Policies on Survivors of Gender-Based Violence”

October 10th Presentation ODVN Policy Caucus Training – “Supporting the Work of Coalitions and Their Member Programs with Immigrant Survivors”

Training Materials for Victim Advocates and Attorneys

VAWA Confidentiality

Letters That Promote ICE Compliance With 2025 Policies and Statutes

Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality

Bench Card on Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality

National Judicial Network Peer-to-Peer Sessions – Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality: Criminal and Family Case Discovery (October 1 & Nov. 12, 2024)

Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections

Screening

Immigration Options for Victims of Crime-Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Other Front-Line Workers

Immigration Relief for Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected Children Special Immigrant Juvenile Classification

DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims

Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015)

Domestic Violence and Involuntary Servitude as Human Trafficking (August 17, 2023)

Immigration Relief for Victims

Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims

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)

Preparing a VAWA Self Petition

U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity

U-Visa: “Helpfulness” Checklist 

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA): Tips to Protect the Privacy of Immigrant Survivors (January 2023)

FAQs for Victims’ Lawyers: The Central Role of Federal Immigration Laws and the Confidentiality Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in Protecting the Safety and Privacy of Immigrant Survivors (January 2023)

Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questions (SIQI)

Trauma Informed Structured Interview Questionnaires for Immigration Cases– includes questions for identifying human trafficking and domestic violence relationships

Advocate’s and Attorney’s Tool for Developing a Survivor’s Story: Trauma Informed Approach (April 27, 2023)

Research from 2017

Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and LEP Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement – National Report (May 3, 2018)

Battering or Extreme Cruelty

Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015)

SPARC Judicial Officer Guide: Responding to Stalking (July 5, 2022)

• Includes comparison of stalking, coercive control and battering or extreme cruelty
• ( look at pages 20-21 for extreme cruelty definition chart )

Breaking Barriers: A Complete Guide to Legal Rights and Resources for Battered Immigrants

• (Look at Chapter 4.1- Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Battered Immigrants)

Victims of Human Trafficking

Questions for Identifying Trafficked or Enslaved Persons (June 2011)

Domestic Violence and Involuntary Servitude as Human Trafficking (August 17, 2023) 

Family- Protection Orders

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

State Laws on Civil Protection Orders for Victims of Human Trafficking

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

Family- Custody

Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims

*Best Interest of the Child Statutes – State-by-State Maps and Comparison Charts (December 2017)

Philedalphia Legal Assistance: Planning for Custody

Family Law Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights [pdf]

Detained or Deported: What About My Children? What to do if You Can’t Be With Them [pdf]

Family- Divorce and Economic Relief

Bench Card for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise From Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies (March 10, 2022)

Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status (December 28, 2021)

Affidavits of Support and Enforceability Bench Card (June 13, 2024)

Benefits Chart Ohio

HHS OTIP -Child Eligibility Benefits Handout (February 20, 2024)

Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Ohio for Survivors

Ohio Public Benefits Screening Chart for Immigrant Survivors and Refugees by Forms of Immigration Relief

All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2025)