State: Arizona

  • Arizona: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)

    Excel spreadsheet version of the Arizona family law jurisdiction and service of process chart, for sorting and filtering. PDF version: Arizona: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process

  • Arizona Benefits Infographic – SIJS

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information…

  • Arizona Benefits Infographic – T Visa

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the T Visa as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant to…

  • Recognizing and Responding to Issues Related to Immigration in Intimate Partner Violence in State Court Cases

    Presentation at the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference training state court judges on handling immigration issues in intimate partner violence (IPV) cases, outlining key immigration relief options like VAWA, U visas, T visas, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. It emphasizes that all individuals can access civil protection orders, highlights confidentiality…

  • Arizona Benefits Infographic – VAWA Self-Petition

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the VAWA Self Petition as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant…

  • Arizona Benefits Infographic – U Visa

    This infographic presents a timeline that helps users understand the U Visa as a victim-based form of immigrant relief. It illustrates when a victim who has applied for relief may begin to receive various benefits, such as healthcare, housing, TANF/SNAP, work authorization, permanent residency, and more. One side of the infographic highlights information relevant to…

  • NCJFCJ Annual Conference: Issues Surrounding Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Petitions

    The document is a conference presentation hosted in Phoenix. It provides an overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions, focusing on the legal and procedural challenges faced by state court judges. It aims to help people better understand how to issue well drafted court orders containing the required judicial determinations (findings of fact and…

  • Arizona Immigration and Public Benefits Timeline for Immigrant Survivors

    This document provides a comparison of access to several public benefits programs by immigration status for crime victims in the state. It demonstrates the differences in access to benefits among immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, and other crimes based on the form of victim-based immigration status the victim has…

  • State v. Espinosa (Ariz. Ct. App. Aug. 6, 2024)

    The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s decision to preclude Espinosa from cross-examining the witness/victim about her U Visa application. The Arizona Court of Appeals held that although a criminal defendant’s right to confront witnesses is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the defendant does not possess an unlimited right…

  • State v. Buccheri-Bianca (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 30, 2013)

    In the case of State v Buccheri Bianca, it was held that the trial court did not err in excluding the immigration status of the victims because it found that the possible grant of a U visa was not the motivation for the disclosure of the crime and, therefore, was irrelevant (Oct 30, 2013).