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Economic Relief and Public Benefits
This training focused on understanding the importance of economic relief for immigrant victims and families and children appearing in family court. It discussed how to understand eligibility and when to apply for public benefits when issuing state court orders. Lastly, it discussed how one’s immigration status affect access to state and federal public benefits.
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Domestic Violence Dynamics and Legal Options in Cases Involving Immigrant Litigants
This training was about the dynamics that immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence experience and face. It trained participants on the legal protections available to survivors and gave them resources to access practice tools and training materials to help assist immigrant survivors
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Consecutive Interpretation Exercise
Interactive training exercise for language interpretation trainings.
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Albuquerque Police & Mayor’s Sexual and Domestic Violence Taskforce
A pair of consecutive interpretation exercises from June 6, 2013, for the Albuquerque Police Department in collaboration with the Mayor’s Sexual and Domestic Violence Taskforce.
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Action in Advocacy Keynote: Best Practices and Collaborations That Promote Safety for Immigrant Crime Victims
This presentation was delivered as the Keynote at the Advocacy in Action Conference. This keynote address discusses the dynamics of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse experienced by immigrant adults and children and the important role of language access in serving limited English proficient victims. An overview of immigration relief available to immigrant victims…
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Amicus in Ramirez v . Marsh (N.M. Aug. 14, 2023)
Emergency petition for writ of superintending control to the New Mexico Supreme Court in a sexual assault case in which a state court judges ordered U visa applicant victims to turn over in criminal court discovery information contained in the victim’s VAWA confidentiality protected case in violation of federal law (N.M. Aug. 14, 2023). The…
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Amicus in Ramirez v. Marsh (N.M. March 5, 2024)
Emergency petition for writ of superintending control to the New Mexico Supreme Court in a sexual assault case in which a state court judges ordered U visa and T visa applicant victims to turn over in criminal court discovery information contained in the victim’s VAWA confidentiality protected case in violation of federal law. The court…
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New Mexico: 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: New Mexico: Family Law Jurisdiction and Service of Process (Excel chart)
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New Mexico Public Benefits Screening Chart
New Mexico – 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…
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Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in New Mexico for Survivors
This chart describes the federal and when offered state funded public benefits that immigrant crime victims are legally eligible to access. Which benefits a victim can access depends on: • On the victim’s immigration status or the immigration relief the victim is in the process of applying for; • Which benefit they are applying for;…