CPS Role Toolkit Excerpts – CPS Role Practice Pointers, From U Visa Certification, T Visa Declaration, SIJS and VAWA Immigration Relief for Abused Immigrant Children (July 8, 2024) [pdf]
This handout includes excerpts from the toolkit for Child Protective Services workers on the role CPS agencies can play as best practices for serving immigrant victims of child abuse and neglect. This includes lists outlining the CPS role for when a child or a child’s parent or both are eligible to file for immigration relief under the VAWA, U visa, T visa and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) programs.