“Services and Assistance Legally Available to Help Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women,” “Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking Victims,” and “Immigrant Victims Legal Rights in Family Court Cases,” presented at the South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault. This training covered the dynamics of domestic violence experienced by immigrant women, safety planning, access to benefits and services for immigrant victims, immigration options for immigrant victims, advocating for immigrant victims subject to immigration enforcement actions, VAWA confidentiality, and issues that arise for immigrant victims in divorce, custody, protection orders, child abuse and neglect, and termination of parental rights proceedings. Includes VAWA confidentiality.
PowerPoint Presentations
- Services and Assistance Legally Available to Help Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women
- Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims
- Immigrant Victims Legal Rights in Family Court Cases
Training Materials
- Are You Safe At Home?
- Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
- Evidence List for Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Public Benefits
- Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation
- HUD Funds Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
- Student Aid Eligibility
- Aliens Who May Be Unlawfully Present in the United States and their Access to Public Post-Secondary Educational Institutions
- Language Identification Guide: I Speak…
- Know Your Rights (Are You Limited English Proficient?)
- Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime
- VAWA Red Flags
- VAWA Self-Petition Flow Chart for Adult Applicants
- VAWA Self-Petition Flow Chart for Child Applicants
- Evidence List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
- U Visa Quick Reference for Judges
- U Visa Application Victim Flow Chart
- Evidence List for Immigrant Victims Applying for the Crime Visa (U Visa)
- I-918 Sample Form
- I-918 Sample Form Supplement B
- Model U Visa Certification Protocol for Law Enforcement Agencies
- Sample Designee Letter
- Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
- Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality Provisions at the Department of Homeland Security
- Immigration Protection Screening Checklist for Family Lawyers
- Attorney Guide to Representing Immigrant Victim Parents Who are at Risk of Detention/Deportation in Detention, or Have Been Deported