National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project

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State: Arizona

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    Rodriguez-Tornes v. Garland (9th Cir. Apr. 5, 2021)

    The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Rodriguez-Tornes is eligible for gender based asylum because her domestic abusers (both her former husband and later another former intimate partner) persecuted her for her feminist opinions and views on her rights as a woman. Maria Luisa Rodriguez Tornes didn’t have to show that her feminist opinions…

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    Arizona State Immigration Legislation: Tips for Law Enforcement and Advocates Working With Immigrant Crime Victims

    The following chart summarizes the status of each provision. For the provisions of the legislation that remain in effect, this chart provides implementation suggestions for law enforcement and safety planning strategies for victim advocates and attorneys working with immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other immigrant crime victims. The goal is…

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    Arizona Demographics

    Demographics of immigrant population in Arizona Data from 2021 updated in 2023

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    Arizona Demographics

    Demographics of immigrant population in Arizona – 2014 Data. Updated June 2016.

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    Amicus in U.S. v. Arizona (9th Cir. Sep. 30, 2010)

    United States v. State of Arizona and Janice K. Brewer Governor, United States Court of Appeals for the 9trh Circuit. (2010) Legal Momentum submitted an amicus brief in the 9th Circuit case in support of the United States position that Arizona law SB 1070 unconstitutionally interferes with federal immigration laws designed to help immigrant victims…

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    Amicus in Marriage of Salcido & Salcido (Az. Ct. App. Aug. 24, 2004)

    Amicus brief by Crowell and Moring in support of overturning a grant of annulment in favor of an abusive spouse who sought an annulment after a five year marriage in order to deny the victim-wife VAWA immigration status (Az. Ct. App. Aug. 24, 2004). This case illustrates why DHS interpreted VAWA self-petitions to not be…

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    Amicus Brief in Friendly House v. Whiting (D. Ariz. June 11, 2010)

    Recruited by the ACLU, MALDEF, the National Immigration Law Center and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center to organize a women’s perspective amicus in support of plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop implementation of key portions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070. Legal Momentum also assisted in identifying immigrant victim plaintiff’s for this…

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    Arizona: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process

    This document contains texts of state family law statutes governing jurisdiction and service of process, including any alternative service rules, across all types of family law cases. in the state. Also available as an Excel spreadsheet: Arizona: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)

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    Arizona Public Benefits Screening Chart

    Arizona – This public benefits screening chart helps immigrants, refugees, judges, victim advocates and attorneys quickly understand which state and federal public benefits an immigrant or refugee qualifies for in each state. Eligibility varies by state, by immigration status, by victim-based legal immigration application filed, by date of entry into the U.S. and by benefits program. This tool is…

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    Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Arizona for Survivors

    This public benefits chart/table with full citations helps immigrants, refugees, judges, victim advocates and attorneys quickly understand which state and federal public benefits an immigrant or refugee qualifies for in each state. Eligibility varies by state, by immigration status, by victim-based legal immigration application filed, by date of entry into the U.S. and by benefits…