National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project

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State: Nebraska

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    Nebraska 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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    Nebraska 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…

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    Nebraska 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…

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    Nebraska 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…

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

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

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    VAWA Immigration Protections for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Human Trafficking, Stalking, and Child/Elder Abuse

    This presentation was given to the Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. It trained participants on how to identify adult and child victims who qualify for the forms of immigration relief, and how facilitating early filing for immigration relief increases offender accountability and officer, community and victim safety.

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    Using Effective Crime Fighting Tools in Investigation and Prosecution of Criminal Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims

    This presentation from September 19, 2019, trained participants on how investigations can be improved using language access tools, holding offenders more accountable by using the U-Visa certification process, enhancing victim safety and participation in the criminal justice system. The goal was to enhance officer, victim, and community safety using language access and certification programs.

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    The Case of Maria Luis: The Importance of Language Access in Child Welfare and Domestic Violence Cases

    This presentation from September 18, 2019, was given to the Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. It trained participants on what federal language access laws require of programs receiving federal financial assistance (e.g. courts, child welfare, police, prosecutors, advocates, legal services). It also identified pivotal points where lack of language access can negatively…

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    State v. Maria L. (Neb. June 26, 2009)

    In the case of State v. Maria, the Nebraska Supreme Court considered the termination of parental rights in which an undocumented immigrant mother was denied language access in the hospital. In a unanimous decision, that Nebraska Supreme Court returned the two children to their Guatemalan mother who had been deported and her parental rights terminated…

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    State v. Maria L. (Neb. June 26, 2009)

    In the case of _State of Nebraska v. Maria L._, the defendant (Maria L) was a Quiche-speaking, undocumented Guatemalan immigrant who had her parental rights revoked after a language barrier caused her to miss a medical visit. Lower courts ruled in favour of the State, terminating Maria’s parental rights and deporting her to Guatemala. However,…