National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project

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State: Vermont

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    Report on the Operations of the Violence Against Women Act Unit at the USCIS Vermont Service Center

    USCIS report to Congress on the operations of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Unit at the Vermont Service Center, as required in Section 238 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008. The report contains data and analysis on training, costs, staff/supervisory retention, adjudication and production statistics.

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    Executive Summary: Vermont Service Center Stakeholder Engagement

    This document outlines principle themes and specific questions regarding VAWA, U, and T Visas that were discussed during the Vermont Service Center’s stakeholder engagement session.

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    Announcement of DHS Transfer of All U Visa Adjudications to the VAWA Unit of the Vermont Service Center

    Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections, and Victims’ Rights Hearing on “Alien Smuggling/Human Trafficking: Sending a Meaningful Message of Deterrence.”

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

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    Vermont Public Benefits Screening Chart

    Vermont – 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 is…

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    Access to State-Funded Public Benefits in Vermont for Survivors

    This public benefits chart/table with full citations 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 is…