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[pdf] Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Public Policy Timeline Highlighting Accomplishments on Behalf Of Immigrants and Women of Color (February 11, 2017) (+)

Provides an overview of the historical achievements that improve laws, policies, practices and access to services for battered women, sexual assault victims and particularly immigrant and women of color victims.

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[pdf] State Restrictions on Immigrant Access to VOCA Compensation (October 1, 2015) (+)

This policy memo seeks additional regulations and policies from the U.S. Department of Justice that would prevent states from cutting off immigrant crime victims from Victims of Crime Act Funded Victims Compensation. The memo covers legal research and Office of Victims of Crime policies confirming that VOCA Compensation is not a federal public benefit and immigrant restrictions do not apply. It also discusses that approach the two states restricting immigrant access to victims’ compensation have taken and reports survey data on the impact that these restrictions have on crime victims in those states.

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[pdf] Знай свои права (Know Your Rights, Russian) (+)

Независимо от вашего иммиграционного статуса,вы имеете право быть в безопасности в вашем,собственном доме.У вас есть право покинуть ваш дом либо выдворить из вашего дома того, кто подвергает вас и/или ваших детей физическому,эмоциональному или сексуальному насилию.Никто не имеет права причинять вам или вашим детям какой-либо вред.

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[pdf] Slides from LEA Roundtable Session 2 (April 28, 2016) (+)

These slides were presented by Officer Michael LaRiviere of the Salem, MA Police Department and Sergeant Inspector Antonio Flores of the San Francisco Police Department during the second session of the Law Enforcement & Prosecution Monthly U Visa Roundtable on April 28, 2016.

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[pdf] Slides from “Advocates’ Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (+)

These slides will be presented during the webinar entitled “Advocates’ Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” presented by the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) in partnership with Tahirih Justice Center, American Gateways and California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) on May 6, 2016. For additional materials relevant to this training, please visit www.niwap.org/go/GBAasylum.

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[pdf] Slides from “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” (+)

These slides were presented by Leslye Orloff in a keynote address entitled “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” at Youngstown State University on March 31, 2016. For additional materials relevant to this training, please visit www.niwap.org/go/Ohio2016.

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[pdf] Slides from LEA Roundtable Session 1 (March 24, 2016) (+)

These slides were presented by Officer Michael LaRiviere of the Salem, MA Police Department and Detective Stacey Ivie of the Alexandria, VA Police Department during the first session of the Law Enforcement & Prosecution Monthly U Visa Roundtable on March 24, 2016.

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[pdf] New Mexico Workshop: Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights, Options and Opportunities Under Family and Public Benefits Laws (+)

This workshop discusses the range of issues that arise in family court cases involving immigrant survivors and immigrant children and best practices for helping immigrant survivors involved in family court cases. Custody, protection orders, child support, spousal support, U visa certification by judges and special immigration remedies for immigrant children (Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Access to healthcare, housing, and public benefits for immigrant domestic and sexual violence victims and children who suffer child abuse, abandonment or neglect vary by the type of immigration case the victim pursues, the state in which the victim lives and the benefit being sought. This workshop provides an overview of the range of publicly funded assistance available to undocumented immigrant victims and children and will discuss how when victims file for immigration benefits, over time their access to state and federally funded public benefits increases. The workshop will cover TANF, healthcare, housing, student grants and loans, child care, food stamps (SNAP), driver’s licenses and assistance with heating.

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[pdf] Keynote: Best Practices and Collaborations That Promote Safety for Immigrant Crime Victims (+)

Presentation delivered as the Keynote at the Advocacy in Action Conference.

This keynote address discusses the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse experienced by immigrant adults and children and the important role of language access in serving limited English proficient victims. An overview of immigration relief available to immigrant victims and current and newly released Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policies and priorities regarding crime victim protection will be highlighted. These policies affect best practices for safety planning in work with immigrant survivors and impact case planning in victims’ family court cases. The presentation concludes with a discussion of what evidence based research tells us about best practices and successful victim advocate, attorney, law enforcement collaborations that result in offering effective life-saving assistance to immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and human trafficking.

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[pdf] Slides from A Trauma Informed Approach to Attorney/Client Relationships and Collaborations: Strategies for Divorce, Custody, Protection Orders, and Immigration Cases (+)

These slides were presented by Mercedes V. Lorduy, Mary Ann Dutton, and Aparna Bhattacharyya at the Community of Responders: A Holistic Approach to Working with Immigrant Survivors of Abuse in New Orleans, LA on July 29, 2015.

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[pdf] Self Care Tool (June 20, 2014) (+)

Self-care should be a preventive measure, and not
something one does when feeling completely overwhelmed. It is not always easy to take
care of ourselves; demands from work, family, and friends can relegate self-care to the
bottom of your “to-do” list. Self-care is particularly important for attorneys and advocates
that work closely with traumatized clients that have difficult stories to tell.

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[pdf] U Visa LEP Training for LE and Prosecutors NSA 2016 (+)

This workshop was presented by Leslye E. Orloff and Officer Michael LaRiviere at the National Sheriff’s Association Winter 2016 Conference in Washington, D.C. The slides aim enhance officer, victim, and community safety using language access and certification programs including the U and T Visas.

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[pdf] Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U Visa Slides (NCVC Anaheim Training 2015) (+)

These slides were presented by Leslye E. Orloff and Officer Michael LaRiviere at the National Center for Victims of Crime 2015 Training Institute. The slides aim to educate law enforcement, prosecutors, and other victim service providers about their role in providing services to immigrant crime victims, including providing U visa certification and T visa endorsement.

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[docx] SJI Training Material – Minnesota (+)

A handout of the material distributed in the judge’s training in Minnesota. Interest in this training arose as a result of our work with judges in Minnesota on U visa certification by judges. Leslye Orloff and Judge Lora Livingston presented at this training in December 2015. NIWAP worked with the Judicial Education Program Manager to identify which areas needed to be addressed and issues the judges were most interested in learning more about.

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[pdf] Access To State Funded Public Benefits in Pennsylvania Based on Immigration Status (+)

This handout was created for the training entitled “Overview of Federal and State Public Benefits: Access For Immigrant Survivors and Their Children”, offered in partnership with the Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center (PIRC) and led by Leslye E. Orloff and Benish Anver. The chart provides a breakdown of the state funded public benefits available to various immigrants in Pennsylvania based on their current immigration status.

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[pdf] DHS Policies and Safety Planning Flowchart (+)

Flowchart describing safety planning for immigrant survivors and the benefits of initiating the victims immigration case before serving a perpetration in a family law or protection order case. The document also contains a list and links to Department of Homeland Security policies that foster victim protection from immigration enforcement and removal.

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[pdf] Training Available for Judges and Court Staff -SJI Funded Curriculum- Immigrants in State Courts (+)

Overview of judicial training offered to judges and court staff on issues that arise in state court cases involving immigrant crime victims, children and litigants. Biographies of faculty for state court judicial trainings offered by NIWAP developed with funding from the State Justice Institute (SJI). The costs of a typical plenary, workshop, 1/2 day or full day training is $2600 (4 days at $650) + travel for 1 NIWAP staff member and 1 judicial faculty member.

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[pdf] *State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children (+)

Proposal for Judicial Training available from NIWAP for in-person training of state court judges, magistrates, commissioners and court staff. Formats available: full day, half day, workshop and/or plenary presentation. As the numbers of linguistic and cultural diverse foreign-born individuals living in the U.S. has increased, state courts are being called upon to serve greater numbers of families that include immigrant family members. Family courts are seeing growing numbers of immigrants seeking civil protection orders, custody, child support, divorce, U visa certification, and judgments in a range of proceedings particularly those involving children. To issue rulings that promote justice and fairness in cases involving immigrants, courts need access to legally correct information about immigration laws and Department of Homeland Security policies. This training will provide judges, court staff, attorneys and service providers with tools, bench cards, and materials containing up-to-date, legally correct information on current DHS policies, immigration enforcement priorities, and immigration relief that provide protection from deportation, legal immigration status and work authorization for immigrant children and immigrant for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes. The special role Congress created for judges in issuing U visa certifications and public benefits open to immigrants will also be discussed. Materials related to this training can be found at: niwap.org/go/sji

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[pdf] Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working With Law Enforcement On U-Visa Certification Issues (+)

A flowchart of options for advocates and attorneys that seek to collaborate with LE on U-Visa certification cases. This flowchart describes how to build a trusting relationship as an advocate or attorney working with law enforcement on u-visa certification issues.

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[pdf] Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime (+)

This chart has been developed as a tool to help advocates, attorneys, judges, law enforcement and other professionals to promote a basic understanding of how various forms of immigration relief available to help immigrant crime victims and children differ. The chart compares eligibility requirements, access to employment authorization and lawful permanent residency, and the application process.

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[pdf] U Visa Helpfulness Case Scenarios (+)

These scenarios serve as a training tool for police, prosecutors, judges, and other officials to assist in identifying and addressing issues that arise in accessing helpfulness for U visa certification purposes.

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[pdf] Questions to Use for Crime Scene Identification of Limited English Proficient (LEP) (May 16, 2017) (+)

These are sample introductory questions that an officer can ask when meeting a person that is potentially LEP. They are based on scenarios that an officer will likely encounter during his or her patrol. The goal is to ask questions that are not related to information the officer may need to for a criminal case, that can build rapport with victims and witnesses and avoid yes/no questions helping officers assess the need for a qualified interpreter to help LEP persons communicate with law enforcement and promote accuracy of police reports and criminal investigations.

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[pdf] State Court Findings for Abused Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (+)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) allows certain youth immigrant survivors of abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect by a parent to obtain legal immigration status in the United States. This webinar will review elements required for a successful SIJS application focused particularly on special findings in state court orders. Faculty will provide information and resources on screening for SIJS eligibility, types of qualifying abuse, which SIJS cases OVW and LSC funded organizations may represent, jurisdictional concerns of judges, and clarification on the requirement that only one parent abused the petitioning youth.

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[pdf] Comparison Chart of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petitioning, U visa, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) (2015) (+)

This chart compares forms of crime victim based immigration relief for immigrant children. It covers VAWA self-petitioning for child abuse victims, the U visa for child victims of child abuse, sexual assault and other forms of criminal activity and special immigrant juvenile status available for children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected by one or both of their parents. The chart compares eligibility for immigration relief, the immigration relief process, timing of access to lawful permanent residency and access to public benefits and services among these three forms of immigration relief.

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[pdf] Early Access to Work Authorization For VAWA Self-Petitioners and U-Visa Applicants (February 12, 2014) (+)

This NIWAP report, which was published in 2014, summarizes the purpose, history, and importance of work authorization for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. It also summarizes a 2013 NIWAP survey of service providers about the length of time their clients spent waiting for work authorization, what occurred during the waiting period, and their experiences after receiving work authorization.

The initial process of obtaining work authorization often takes too long and exposes immigrant survivors of violence to retaliation, coercion, and further harm including incidents of violence and abuse. This document includes recommendations on policy changes in processing VAWA self-petitions and U-Visa applications. It also includes an appendix with illustrative cases showing the impact of delays in processing times for VAWA self-petitioners and U-Visa applicants with a pending case.

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[pdf] Current State of VAWA and Trafficking Victim Protection Act Implementing Regulations and Policies (February 13, 2013) (+)

The following article provides an up-to-date list of VAWA statutory provisions for which no implementing regulations or policies have been issued. This list is followed by a consequent list of VAWA and Trafficking Victim
Protection Act (TVPA) regulations that were overruled by statute. This report ends with a list of
current regulations that do not reflect expansions of VAWA or TVPA protections that became
law subsequent to the issuance of the regulations.

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[pdf] Chapter 1.6: Working Effectively with Telephone Interpreters (+)

This brief guide provides law enforcement officers with useful information when using telephone interpreters to communicate with persons who are limited English proficient (LEP).

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[pdf] Chapter 1.4: Laws Governing Law Enforcement Agency Provision of Language Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons (+)

Outline with links of laws governing law enforcement agency provision of language assistance to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals.

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[pdf] COP Registration Form (+)

To apply to the COP, submit this application by Thursday, March 10th. Applications can be emailed to community@niwap.org or mailed to NIWAP at WCL, 4300 Nebraska Ave NW, C100, Washington, DC 20016.

You can fill out the form online at https://goo.gl/forms/It4xjjr4ky

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[pdf] Opportunities to Make SIJS Findings in State Court Cases (+)

This presentation provides information to be able to identify cases before the court that involved children who qualify for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, recognize the broad range of court proceedings in which state court rulings required under immigration law for a child to be SIJS eligible can be made, and know where to access training tools and technical assistance on cases involving immigrant crime victims and children.

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[pdf] Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018) (+)

Questions for eligibility for protective relief under VAWA, Battered Spouse Waiver, T Visa, and U Visas, as well as information on language access.

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[pdf] Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants and Immigrant Crime Victims: State by State (+)

This chart details the eligibility of immigrants for various medical assistance programs and services, organized by state (including all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Freely Associated States) and by immigration status. For more information on program eligibility in a particular state, please visit https://niwap.org/niwap_main/benefitsmap/.

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[pdf] Deferred Action for VAWA Self-Petitioners (+)

This paper proposes factors USCIS should consider using as it updates its deferred action policies and/or VAWA self-petitioning regulations with regard to granting deferred action to VAWA self-petitioners and any children or parents included in the VAWA self-petition. Since immigrant children and parents included in their parent’s or child’s self-petitions are considered self-petitioners, derivative children and parents included in VAWA self-petitions should receive deferred action status at the same time deferred action is granted to the battered immigrant filing the VAWA self-petition. No additional filing should be required.

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[pdf] Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: How is it Helpful for Immigrant Crime and Violence Survivors? (+)

This tool discusses the importance of screening Deferred Action for Child Arrivals eligible and recipient children for histories of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abandonment or neglect, human trafficking, or other forms of crime victimization the DACA child or one of their parents may have suffered. There are several forms of crime victim related immigration relief – U visas, T visas, SIJS and VAWA – that include a path to lawful permanent residency that DACA children may also qualify for that include a path to lawful permanent residency.

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[pdf] Promoting Accurate and Effective Communication with Limited English Proficient Persons: Law Enforcement and Community Safety Benefits (+)

Instructor guide for having effective communication with limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Training for law enforcement crime scene investigators and first responders.

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[pdf] Access to Healthcare Under the Affordable Care Act (+)

A training to help immigrant survivors who qualify access healthcare through the Federal Exchange, identify which groups of immigrant survivors can access federal and state funded health care subsidies through the federal or state funded Medicaid or CHIP, look up what health care benefits survivors may qualify for by state, and help undocumented survivors access health care they are eligible to receive.

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[pdf] Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Healthcare Under the Affordable Care Act (+)

A training to understand which groups of immigrant survivors can access healthcare through the Federal Exchange, identify which groups of immigrant survivors can access federal and state funded health care subsidies through the federal or state funded Medicaid or CHIP, and help all immigrant survivors access the forms of health care they are eligible to receive for themselves and their children based on their state of residence and the immigration benefits they are pursuing.

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[pdf] Federal and State Benefits: Access for Immigrant Survivors and Their Children (+)

This training will help you recognize and know how to use tools to research what state and federal public benefits immigrant survivors can access based on the immigration status pursued, screen for VAWA, T, or U visa immigration relief eligibility to help survivors become “lawfully present,” help immigrant survivors who are qualified immigrants gains access to public benefits, and use strategies for accompanying survivors when they apply for benefits for themselves or their children.

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[pdf] Opening Plenary: Improved Access to Public Benefits for All Immigrant Survivors (+)

After reading this training, you will be able to understand what forms of assistance undocumented immigrants can access, be better equipped to help immigrant survivors access LSC funded legal services, transitional housing, health care, and other services necessary to protect life and safety, and better appreciate the importance of accompanying survivors applying for benefits for their children.

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[pdf] Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Trafficking, and Other Serious Crimes (+)

Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Trafficking, and Other Serious Crimes. As immigrant crime victims apply for legal immigration status under forms of immigration relief designed for immigrant crime victims, their access to health care and other public benefits grows. Which benefits a victim will qualify for will depend on the type of immigration status the victim is pursuing or has been granted. This document provides an overview of which immigrant victims become eligible for which benefits when in the process after filing for legal immigration status. Once an immigrant is considered to meet the federal law definition of lawfully present, they are eligible to purchase health care insurance via the exchange and become subject as well to the tax consequences of the individual mandate.

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[pdf] Access to Emergency Shelters and Transitional Housing for Battered Immigrants and Immigrant Victims of Crime (June 3, 2014) (+)

The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) conducted a nationwide survey of advocates, attorneys, government agencies, victim services, and members of the justice system, who were asked to answer a series of questions about immigrant clients (who had been victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, or human trafficking) who encountered, needed, or sought access to transitional housing services. This paper will provide an overview of survey participants and will focus on reporting, analyzing, and making policy recommendations regarding the data collected on transitional housing. The survey sought to discover what immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and child abuse are being asked to prove to be able to gain access to transitional housing and whether they are allowed to prove eligibility using the “any credible evidence” standard of proof akin to evidentiary standards used for VAWA immigration cases.

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[pdf] Immigrant Victims in the Justice System (+)

Flow chart illustrating the importance of providing support for immigrant victims seeking help from the justice system and the many different types of justice system cases immigrant victims encounter as they turn to the justice system for help. The systems immigrant and LEP victims need support navigating include: immigration, domestic violence/ arrest incident, family court, benefits, and protection orders (civil court process).

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