National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project

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State: Colorado

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    Colorado 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…

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    Prostitution Colorado Judicial Bench Card

    Judicial Bench Card on distinguishing between human trafficking and prostitution developed by Judge Laurie A. Clark, Denver Juvenile Court and the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking.

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    Memorandum of Agreement between the United States of America and the City and County of Denver and the Denver Police Department

    A settlement agreement between the Department of Justice and the City/County of Denver and Denver Police Department over allegations of racial profiling and biased/incomplete interpretation for non-English speakers in Denver Police Department custody.

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    Helping Immigrant Survivors: Options and Challenges in an Age of Immigration Enforcement

    This presentation delivered to the Center on Domestic Violence at the University of Colorado titled, “Helping Immigrant Survivors: Options and Challenges in an Age of Immigration Enforcement” on July 31, 2012, trained participants on the dynamics of DV, screening, advocacy and public benefits.

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    Colorado Demographics

    Demographics of immigrant population in Colorado. Data from 2021, updated in 2023.

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    Colorado Demographics

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

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    Camayo v. John Peroulis and Sons Sheep, Inc. (D. Colo. Nov. 27, 2012)

    The court ordered that the defendant’s motion to compel details about efforts to obtain a T or U visa be granted and required the plaintiff to provide responses to defendant’s interrogatory and production of documents regarding efforts to obtain T or U visas request (D. Colo. Nov. 27, 2012).

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    Building a Community of Practice: Creating a Culture of Social Equity for Immigrant Women and Children

    This presentation was a collaboration between NIWAP, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Center for Health Policy, an the Infant welfare society of Chicago. It trained participants on how to effecitvely share assests and resources with each other which benefit immigrant women and children, identified opportunties for thiese organizations to work…

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    Amicus in Perales v Ashcroft (10th Cir. Oct 16, 2003)

    Perales-Cumpean, A76 386 969, Board of Immigration Appeals (2001), U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit (2003). Amicus brief discussing the any credible evidence standard and the definition of battery or extreme cruelty in an immigrant rape and domestic violence victim’s Violence Against Women Act suspension of deportation case (National immigration Project of the National Lawyers…

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    Amicus in in re Idinyan (Huckfeldt) (BIA Aug. 9, 2005)

    Amicus filed in support of Nvart Idinyan (formerly Nvart Huckfeldt) and the immigration judge’s finding that plaintiff qualified for cancellation of removal under VAWA. The brief argues that the DHS’ arguments were almost entirely supported by the abuser’s testimony.