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VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Victims Consistent with 2025 ICE Policies – Communities of Practice Joint Session
This document summarizes VAWA confidentiality protections for immigrant victims, highlighting 2025 ICE policy updates. It helps to take steps consistent with ICE’s 2025 Victim Based Immigration Policy to minimize the impact on survivors, and promote compliance with 2025 ICE policies by immigration enforcement officials who approach victims or come to your locations.
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Naturalization of VAWA, SIJS, U and T Visa Recipient Survivors: TTA from USCIS and NIWAP
This webinar was given by NIWAP on September 23, 2022. The training covers how to be familiar with NIWAP’s technical assistance, training, resources and support tools on multiple topics that strengthen work with immigrant survivors. The webinar trains on knowing how to access assistance with naturalization for VAWA, SIJS, U and T visa recipients; learning…
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Overcoming Language Barriers in Policing: Grants and Resources that Support Language Access Programs in Law Enforcement Agencies
The document outlines strategies and best practices for law enforcement to know how to access technical assistance and trainings that improve your agency’s work with limited English proficient (LEP) and immigrant victims, to employ best practices and innovative compliance strategies that improve language access to your agency, to seek funding and resources that improvements in…
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Ensuring Judicial Safety: Strategies to Protect Judges and Court Staff
This presentation was given for the National Judicial Network Forum on Human Trafficking and Immigration in State Courts on February 6, 2024. It highlights stalking behaviors and their relationship to technology, as well as risk factors in stalking cases. The training also discusses personal safety for judges and precautionary measures to take for protection for…
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U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: The Judge’s Role
Training held at the National Judicial College on state court cases involving children eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and their care, custody, and protection. Presentation also covers discretion in U visa cerfications based on court findings.
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Immigration Issues that Arise in Family Court Cases – Tools, Strategies, and Technical Assistance
This Family Law Community of Practice presentation was given on June 11, 2024. The training offers tools and guidance for family law attorneys representing immigrant survivors in cases involving domestic violence and related issues, addressing immigration law concerns, relief options (T visas, VAWA, asylum, SIJ, U visas), and relevant ICE and DHS policies. The training…
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Abogacía Tema Violencia Contra la Mujer
This training was given by Lideres Campesinas on September 27, 2022 and focused on violence against women. This training educates on the basic requirements for self-petitioning through the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and U Visa and T Visas. The training also explains how to identify who can be eligible for immigration relief. It highlights…
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Safely Accompanying Immigrant Survivors to Court Consistent with VAWA Confidentiality Statutes and Current ICE Policies
This Community of Practice guides family law attorneys on safely accompanying immigrant survivors of abuse to court, explaining VAWA confidentiality statutes (8 U.S.C. §1367, §1229(e)) and ICE policies that protect survivors from enforcement actions at courthouses. It advises bringing to court copies of statutes, regulations and current ICE poliies, planning for safety, and consulting immigration…
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U Visa Helpfulness and Certification
This training was given at a conference in August 2023. It assess helpfulness and signing U visa certifications consistent with federal law. The presentation details the U visa’s ongoing assistance requirement and special exceptions. Lastly, it demonstrates how to employ the U visa as a tool to build trust with and support immigrant victims improving…
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End of the Year Update: Federal Laws & Policies and Latest Data Important for Courts Hearing Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
This presentation was given to the National Judicial Network Forum on Human Trafficking and Immigration in State Courts on December 8, 2022. The training covers 2021 and 2022 federal law changes that impact state courts who encounter immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project