NIWAP hosted this webinar on Thursday, November 21, 2019, from 11:30am-1:00pm (Eastern). This webinar outlines language access requirements under Title VI and the American Disabilities Act. With the help of NIWAP’s faculty experts, the webinar discusses best practices and language access plans that enhance Limited English Proficiency (LEP) victims’ safety and participation in the criminal […]
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*Overcoming Language Barriers in Policing: Grants and Resources that Support Language Access Programs in Law Enforcement Agencies -Webinar (September 25, 2024)
PowerPoint Presentation Description Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) often face language barriers when communicating with individuals or communities who are limited English proficient, or LEP. Accurate and reliable translation and interpretation services are necessary for public safety but can feel costly if resources are not appropriately allocated. This webinar is focused on resources and tools that […]
*Training Materials: Law Enforcement and Prosecutors (Last Updated – August 11, 2024)
If you are a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, or a victim advocate or other staff working for a law enforcement or prosecution agency and are working with immigrant victims and you would like to receive case specific technical assistance on immigration protections for immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence victims and their children, please […]
*State U and T Visa Certification Laws
State Certification Laws Arkansas: U Visa Certification Law (2015) Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/arkansas-u-visa-certification-law-2015 California: U Visa Certification Law (2016)- Statute and Fact Sheet Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/california-2023-ab1261-chapter-679/ Colorado: U Visa Certification Law (2021) Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/colorado-u-visa-cert/ Connecticut: U Visa Certification Law (2014) Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/connecticut-u-visa-statutes-2014/ Delaware: U Visa Certification Law (2014) Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/11-del-c-787-u-visa-cert/ Illinois: U Visa Certification Law (2017) Link: https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/il-u-visa-cert-law […]
*U and T Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
U visa Certification and T Visa Declaration Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors (August 30, 2021) By providing U‐visa certifications and T visa declarations law enforcement and prosecution officials add to their arsenal of crime fighting tools when immigrant victims feel safer coming forward to report crimes. This document provides the following background information […]
*Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module
Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module In collaboration with the Pro Bono Training Institute, NIWAP has created online training modules to assist individuals and attorneys with filing U Visa applications. You will need to register for a free PBTI account to complete the module. Curriculum U Visa Introduction U Visa Requirements U Visa […]
*Pro Bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition” Training Module
Pro Bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act” Training Module In collaboration with the Pro Bono Training Institute, NIWAP has created online training modules to assist individuals and attorneys with applying for VAWA Self-Petitions. You will need to register for a free PBTI account to complete the module. Curriculum Basics of VAWA Relief & Working with […]
*Training Materials: Prosecutors (Last Updated – April 11, 2023)
If you are a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, or a victim advocate or other staff working for a law enforcement or prosecution agency and are working with immigrant victims and you would like to receive case specific technical assistance on immigration protections for immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence victims and their children, please […]
*Training Tools for Prosecutors on the U Visa, VAWA and Criminal Court Discovery (June 2023)
AEquitas, The Prosecutor’s Resource on Violence Against Women and the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Center, American University, Washington College of Law have created tools for prosecutors working on cases involving immigrant crime victims. The development of these tools was funded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. What’s Immigration Status Got […]
March 17, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
The law enforcement training covered the best practices and recommendations based on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, policies and training materials on U and T visa certification and included a discussion of the benefits for law enforcement and prosecutors in following DHS’s recommendations for certification early in the case including in cases that are […]
*Out of the Shadows (DHS Blue Campaign PSA)
This PSA was developed by the Department of Homeland Security for its Blue Campaign, which fights human trafficking. Please share widely! The link address is: https://youtu.be/yKQSXv5Efvg
Law Enforcement & Prosecution Monthly U Visa Roundtable
These monthly calls, sponsored by NIWAP in partnership with the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), are led by NIWAP’s national faculty of law enforcement officers and prosecutors, who are experts on U visa certifications and language access, and who provide live technical assistance on U visa and/or language access questions participants may have. You […]
*Empowering Survivors Table of Contents
This is a comprehensive manual that provides information that will be useful to advocates, attorneys, justice, and social services professionals working with and assisting immigrant survivors of sexual assault. This manual will help advocates and professionals expand their knowledge and capacity to aid immigrant victims of sexual assault in accessing justice under federal and state civil, […]
*Breaking Barriers Table of Contents
Breaking Barriers is a comprehensive manual that provides information that will be useful to advocates, attorneys, justice, and social services professionals working with and assisting immigrant survivors of domestic and family violence. This Manual provides a detailed overview explanation of immigrant survivors’ legal rights under immigration, family, public benefits, and criminal laws and their rights to […]
Law Enforcement, Prosecutor and T and U Visa Certifier Training Materials
Most of the documents in this section and the trainings provided to law enforcement and prosecutors listed at the end of this section were supported by grants from the Office on Violence Against Women, The Bureau of Justice Assistance and/or the Training and Technical Assistance Center of the Office of Victims of Crime of the […]