State-by-State Infographics and Timelines

Immigration and Benefits Timeline

Provides graphic tables comparing access to several of the major public benefits programs for immigrant children and adults filing for humanitarian immigration relief through the following programs: VAWA, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), U visas, and T visas. These timelines also allow users to see by state when in the process of filing for immigration relief under each of these programs victims gain access to immigration protections (e.g. work authorization, deferred action, approval, lawful permanent residency) and when victims become lawfully present, qualified immigrants, and lawful permanent residents with increasing access to federal and state funded public benefits and programs. These timelines and infographics include the changes made to public benefits laws in H.R.1 that became law in July 2025.

Immigration and Benefits Infographics – Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

These infographics demonstrate by state when victims who file for immigration relief as VAWA self-petitioners, battered spouse waiver applicants, VAWA cancellation of removal, VAWA suspension of deportation, VAWA Cuban Adjustment, VAWA NACARA, VAWA HIRIFA, and certain abused spouses with approved I-130 applicants gain access to immigration and public benefits as their cases move through the immigration application process. Since the access available to certain benefits programs differ for children and adults, separate infographics are provided for children and adults in each state. State funded benefits are in blue font and federal law (immigration and public benefits) is in black font. These infographics include the changes made to public benefits laws in H.R.1 that became law in July 2025.

Immigration and Benefits Infographics – Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

These infographics demonstrate by state when child victims who file for immigration relief under the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program gain access to immigration and public benefits as their cases move through the immigration application process. Since the access available to certain benefits programs differ for children and adults, separate infographics are provided for SIJS children and when SIJS applicant children reach adulthood in each state. State funded benefits are in blue font and federal law (immigration and public benefits) is in black font. These infographics include the changes made to public benefits laws in H.R.1 that became law in July 2025.

Immigration and Benefits Infographics – T Visas

These infographics demonstrate by state when victims who file for immigration relief as victims of human trafficking filing T visa applications (based on sex or labor trafficking) gain access to immigration and public benefits as their cases move through the immigration application process. Since the access available to certain benefits programs differ for children and adults, separate infographics are provided for children and adults in each state. State funded benefits are in blue font and federal law (immigration and public benefits) is in black font. These infographics include the changes made to public benefits laws in H.R.1 that became law in July 2025.

Immigration and Benefits Infographics – U Visas

These infographics demonstrate by state when victims who file for immigration relief as victims of U visa covered criminal activity (e.g. domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, human trafficking, kidnapping, hate crimes, felonious assault, and a number of other types of criminal activities) filing U visa applications gain access to immigration and public benefits as their cases move through the immigration application process. Since the access available to certain benefits programs differ for children and adults, separate infographics are provided for children and adults in each state. State funded benefits are in blue font and federal law (immigration and public benefits) is in black font. These infographics include the changes made to public benefits laws in H.R.1 that became law in July 2025.

Published March 27, 2026