STOP Administrator’s Clinic (December 12, 2022) for ALSO STAAR Project PowerPoint

• STOP Clinic Recording

Materials for STOP Administrators

• Fact Sheet: STOP Administrators’ Role in Improving Access to Services That Meet the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors
• Newsletter: Addressing the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors
• Toolkit: Funding Effective Program Services for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
• Report on State Plans and Services for Immigrant and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Victims (2012)
• May 14, 2018: New Orleans, LA “Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Advocacy” WOCN State STOP Administrators and Coalitions Conference PowerPoint and Materials
• Technical Assistance and Training on Legal Rights of Immigrant Crime Victims (September 27, 2021) 

Dynamics of Domestic and Sexual Violence Experienced by Immigrant Survivors

• Trauma-Informed Help For Immigrant Survivors
• CH 01.1 Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims 
• CH 1 Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women 
• *NIWAP’s Transforming Lives Study Provides Evidence-Based Support for The Effectiveness of the VAWA and U Visa Programs and the DHS U Visa Bona Fide Policy That Provides Earlier Access Deferred Action and Work Authorization To Applicants (June 14, 2021)
• Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Crime Victims in an Age of Increased Immigration Enforcement: Initial Report from a 2017 National Survey (May 3, 2018)
• The Central Role of Victim Advocacy for Victim Safety While Victims’ Immigration Cases Are Pending (July 29, 2014)
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research (August 1, 2012)
• Battered Immigrants and U.S. Citizen (USC) Spouses (April 24, 2006) 
• Violence Against Women and Systemic Responses: An Exploratory Study (November 14, 2003)
• Expert Testimony Concerning Battering (September, 2000) 

Know Your Rights Information for Survivors, Victim Advocates, and Attorneys

• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates by Title
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
• March 29, 2022 -Know Your Rights Seminar for Afghan Women in the U.S.

Law Enforcement, Prosecutor, Judicial Training Materials

• U visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors (August 30, 2021)
• U Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Federal, State and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates and Other Judicial Officers (June 17, 2021) 
• Law Enforcement Training Materials
• Training Materials: Prosecutors
• *Training Tools for Prosecutors on the U Visa, VAWA and Criminal Court Discovery
• *SJI and National Judicial Network Training Materials

VAWA Self-Petition Overview

• Violence Against Women Act Self-Petitioning On-Line Course – Training Module
• Chapter 03.3: Preparing the VAWA Self-Petition and Applying for Residence
• Evidence Check List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
• Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)
• Good-Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law

U Visa Overview

• U-Visa On-Line Course – Training Module
• U-Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local judges, Commissioners, and Magistrates
• U-Visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Tool Kit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
• U-Visa Flow Chart
• T-Visa Flow Chart
• U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
• San Francisco Superior Court Civil Division U Visa Certification Protocol
• U and T Visa Certification Protocol for Courts 
• Model Policy for Interactions with Immigrant Victims of Crime & Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations
• Discussion Paper for Model Policy for Working With immigrant Victims of Crime and Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations

VAWA Confidentiality

• Interlineated VAWA Confidentiality Statute
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, legislative History and Implementing Policy
• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
• Quick Reference Guide for Judges: VAWA Confidentiality and Discovery Related Case Law (October 25, 2022)
• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
• Chapter 03: VAWA Confidentiality: History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
• DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for Violation Investigations
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings
• Family and Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, “Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody, and Parental Rights”
• Court Rulings Confirm Federal VAWA Confidentiality Protections Bar Discovery of VAWA Confidentiality Protected Information in State Family Court Proceedings
• VAWA Confidentiality and Criminal Cases: How Prosecutors Should Respond to Discovery Attempts for Protected Information
• Quick Reference Guide for Prosecutors: U-Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law

DHS Resources and Know Your Rights for Immigrant Victims

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims (Shield)
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts About Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts
• Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children
• U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide: DHS Published Resource Guide for Law Enforcement, Prosecutors, Judges, and Other Certifying Officials
• Civil Immigration Enforcement Actions Inside Courthouses (January 10, 2018)
• DHS: Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victim, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs

Language Access

• Are You Compliant with Title VI? Language Access Self-Assessment Tool
• Translation Requirements for Vital Documents, Intake, and Notice of LEP Assistance for DOJ and HHS Grantees Serving Immigrant Crime Victims
• DOJ Letter to State Chief Justices and State Court Administrators on Access for Limited English Proficient Persons to State Court Proceedings
• Judicial Bench Card for Court Interpretation

Access to Legal and Social Services for Immigrant Survivors

• All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2022)
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
• Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence Against Women Crimes
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to public Benefits and Services
• Chapter 16: Access to programs and Services That Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault
• Chapter 04.1: Access to Programs and Services that Can help Battered Immigrants
• Chapter 04.2: Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
• Chapter 4.3: Barriers to Accessing Services: the Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
• Legal Services Access Open to All Immigrant Survivors Materials (updated December 2021)
• Legal Services Access for All: Implementing the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 
• Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge

Protections for Immigrant Survivor Under Family Laws

• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases
• Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
• Family Law Quarterly, “Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings”
• Bench Card: Immigrants and Protection Orders
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants 
• Chapter 14: Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault

Immigration Relief for Children

• Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (December 31, 2021)
• Comparison Chart of U visa, T Visa, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (December 30, 2021)
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book