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Mississippi 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…
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Violence Against Women Act Protections, Confidentiality, and U Visa Certification
This training for the Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Conference discussed the role Congress envisioned for judges who sign U and T visa certifications, and familiarized participants with discovery motions in family court cases, VAWA confidentiality, and the fact patterns associated with U visa certification.
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Mississippi Demographics
Demographics of Mississippi Data from 2021 updated in 2023
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Mississippi Judges Conference – Family Court Cases Involving Immigrant Parents and Children
This training for judges provides guidance for handling Mississippi family court cases involving immigrant parents and children, with a focus on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). It addresses how divorce and annulment affect immigration status, the importance of protecting immigrant victims (especially mothers), and the role of immigration status in custody decisions.
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Mississippi Demographics
Demographic information on immigrant population in Mississippi – 2014 Data. Updated June 2016.
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Immigration Protections for Victims of Child Abuse, Family and Sexual Violence: Role of State Court Judges
This training for judges focused on educating judges on their role as state and court judges on certifying and establishing elegibility for immigration relief, understanding how to utilize prior knowledge of dynamics of family violence to better protect immigrant families, and ultimately making appropriate findings and certifications that permit an immigrant crime victim the ability…
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Amicus in Cazorla v. Koch Foods (5th Cir. Oct. 22, 2015)
In an employment action, the discovery of U visa case file was limited because the court was concerned that full discovery might intimidate individual claimants, compromise the U visa program, and law enforcement efforts more broadly. The Fifth Circuit directed the district court to craft an approach to discovery that ensures identifying information about individual…
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Amicus in Cazorla v. Koch Foods of Miss. and EEOC v. Koch Foods of Miss. (5th Cir. Sep. 27, 2016)
NIWAP Inc. led national amicus brief that provided legislative history of the VAWA confidentiality provisions and the U visa and discussed the public policy effects on victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes if discovery of VAWA confidentiality protected information is allowed from either the EEOC or the individual victim workers…
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Amicus in EEOC v. Koch Foods (5th Cir. Oct. 22, 2015)
NIWAP Inc. led national amicus brief that provided legislative history of the VAWA confidentiality provisions and the U visa and discussed the public policy effects on victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes if discovery of VAWA confidentiality protected information is allowed from either the EEOC or the individual victim workers…
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Amicus Brief EEOC v Koch Foods 5th Cir. Oct. 22 2015
Amicus Brief in a federal employment discrimination case brought by the EEOC and immigrant employees who were victims of sexual assault and other crimes against Koch Foods in Mississippi. The Amicus Brief discusses VAWA confidentiality its legislative history and purpose and argues why VAWA confidentiality protected case files in VAWA self-petition and U visa cases…
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project