This webinar was produced in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children Access to Family Courts and Legal Options for Detained Immigrant Parents and Children Securing Attendance at Court How to Get a Detained Person to Court […]
This training was part of the FY2017 Grantee Orientation for the OVW LAV grantees and OVW Rural grantees. This orientation addressed how to build the legal capacity to combat domestic violence and sexual assault against immigrants. Training Materials PowerPoint Presentation for Training Breaking Barriers manual Breaking Barriers is a comprehensive manual that provides information that […]
This webinar discussed how migration, immigration status, culture and trauma impact the physical, brain and emotional development of children who are victims of sexual assault and child abuse and the special needs of immigrant and refugee child victims. There are multiple forms of immigration relief that have been designed to offer protection for children who […]
Abusers often use the threat of immigration enforcement as a way to maintain power and control and to make victims less likely to seek protection. For this reason, it is important for advocates to understand how to: help immigrant survivors become aware of their rights; identify special immigration remedies for victims, including special VAWA provisions around confidentiality; and how to prepare […]
Presentation: Building a Community of Practice: Creating a Culture of Social Equity for Immigrant Women and Children Additional Materials: Herstory: Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Public Policy Timeline Highlighting Accomplishments on Behalf of Immigrants and Women of Color Collecting Stories to Illustrate the Need for Proposed Reforms to Aid Immigrant Victims Understanding and Participating […]
This workshop was presented at Community Legal Aid’s Akron, OH office on March 30, 2016 and a keynote address titled “Helping Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking Victims: Holding their Abusers Accountable” at Youngstown State University on March 31, 2016. PowerPoint Presentations Slides from “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law” (March 30, […]
Presentation at Women, Money, Power Summit sponsored by the Feminist Majority and the YWCA, Washington, D.C. Presented by Leslye Orloff on April 8, 2011. PowerPoint Keeping the Dream Alive: Immigration Reform, Women and the DREAM Act
Presented at the American University Law School Conference entitled New Racism: The State of Hate in the United States Washington, D.C. Presented by Leslye Orloff on March 28, 2011. PowerPoint Effect of Anti-Immigrant Legislation and Times on Immigrant Women and Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women