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Training Materials: VAWA Confidentiality Protections (Last Updated – February 2018)

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DHS Broadcast Message on New 384 Class of Admission Code
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of the Principle Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security VAWA Confidentiality Operations Memos
DHS Civil Rights Civil Liberties Complaint Instructions for VAWA Confidentiality Violations
CRCL Complaint Form
Memorandum: VAWA Confidentiality Provisions Prohibitions Relating to Battered Aliens: IIRIRA §384
Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security: U Visa Regulations

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Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
Chapter 3.2: VAWA Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
Service Provider Confidentiality Safeguards: Best Practices
Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights and Protections (2013)
Chapter 3 of Empowering Survivors: VAWA Confidentiality: History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
Newsletter on VAWA Confidentiality
Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality

Published February 14, 2018

Topics: Index of Significant VAWA Confidentiality Training Materials

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2017 New U and T Visa Application and Certification Forms (January and February 2017)
2018 Missouri Judicial College Trainings
A Guide to Obtaining U Visa Certifications Practice Advisory (July 2017)
Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners (September 10, 2020)
Addressing the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors
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- October 5, 2020: “Challenges with Immigration Issues for Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
All State Demographics
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Applicability of Public Charge and Deeming Rules to Immigrant Survivors and Their Children Eligible for Healthcare Subsidies (April 9, 2015)
Apr 11, 2019: College Park, MD “Serving Victims of Special Populations”
April 10, 2015: “Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP)” (Webinar)
April 11, 2017: Albuquerque, NM “U Visa Certifications: Helpful Tools for Prosecuting Violence and Sexual Assault Cases”
April 16, 2015: “Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors” (Webinar)
April 18, 2019: “Part 1: Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know?” (Webinar)
April 18, 2019: “Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know” (Webinar)
April 19, 2013: “Yes We Can!: Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors” (Webinar)
April 20-21, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “Judicial Training Network: First Annual Multi-State Training”
April 22, 2015: Galloway, NJ
April 22, 2020: “VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents” (Webinar)
April 24, 2019: San Diego, CA “Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Crime Victims”
April 25, 2019: Biloxi, MS “Immigration Protections for Immigrant Victims of Child Abuse, Family and Sexual Violence: Role of State Court Judges”
April 28, 2017: “DC Superior Court Quarterly Training: Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar)
April 5-6, 2019: New Orleans, LA “Judicial Training Network Multi-State Training”
April 8, 2011: Washington, DC “Keeping the Dream Alive: Immigration Reform, Women and the DREAM Act”
Aug. 14-16, 2018: Biloxi, MS “Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights” and “Best Practices for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors”
Aug. 2, 2018: “Protecting Immigrant Children: U Visas, SIJS and Other Legal Options” (Webinar)
Aug. 29-30, 2018: Denver, CO “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U Visa”
Aug. 9-10, 2018: San Diego, CA “Working with Immigrant Refugee Survivors”
August 13, 2020: “Immigrant Survivors in Family Law and Immigration Cases: A Webinar for Attorneys” (Webinar)
August 16, 2013: Lanham, MD “VAWA Immigration Protections, Immigration Enforcement, and Language Access”
August 20, 2013: Wichita, KS “Holistic Representation and Advocacy Services for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence”
August 21, 2018: “Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement” (Webinar)
August 25, 2020: “Addressing Issues That Arise in Family and Criminal Court Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors in the District of Columbia” (Webinar)
August 3, 2018: Minneapolis, MN: “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access, and the U Visa”
August 3, 2019: Virginia Beach, VA “Immigrant Victim and Witnesses: U-Visas, T-Visa, VAWA Self-Petitions — Ethics, Timing, Discovery, and Confidentiality”
August 6-7, 2014: New Orleans, LA “Conference on Creative Solutions to Strengthen Advocacy Options and Healing for Survivors”
August 6, 2018, Morrow, GA – “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
August 6, 2018: Morrow, GA “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practice: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
August 7, 2019: Naples, FL “Immigration Issues in Family Court” Annual Education Program of the Florida Conference of Circuit Judges
August 8, 2014: New Orleans, LA
Best Practices for Advocacy-Initiated Response (AIR) working with Immigrant Crime Victims
California Immigration Legal Assistance Project (CILAP) Training (May12, 2017)
California’s U Visa Certification Law (Penal Code Section 679.10)
Chapter 2: U Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors (March 2018)
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)
Connecticut: U Visa Certification Law (2010)
Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings
December 1, 2010: Sioux Falls, SD
December 1, 2014: “Educational Equity Beyond Access: Institutional Support for DACAmented and Undocumented Students” (Webinar)
December 1, 2014: “Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement Requests” (Webinar)
December 12-16, 2016: New Orleans, LA: “OVW Grantee Training: Addressing Culture: Systemic Responses to Underserved Immigrant Populations”
December 15, 2017: Las Vegas, Nevada “Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: State Court’s Role “
December 4, 2014: Rehoboth, DE “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children”
December 7, 2010: Washington, DC “Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children: Arrest Grantee Orientation”
December 8, 2015: York, PA “Overview of Federal and State Public Benefits: Access For Immigrant Survivors and Their Children”
Discussion Paper for Model Policy for Working With immigrant Victims of Crime and Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations
Employment Based U-Visa Criminal Activities -State Charts
Evidence Checklists
Evidence Checklists For Work With Immigrant Survivors (February 11, 2017)
Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims
Family Law FAQs
February 10, 2011: “An Introduction to Law Enforcement Use of the U-Visa” (Webinar)
February 11, 2013: SPSSI Congressional Briefing
February 11, 2015: Miami, FL “U Visa and Crime Scene Language Access Best Practices”
February 15, 2013: “Lessons Learned from Law Enforcement: How Collaborations That Result in U Visa Certifications Support Safer Communities” (Webinar)
February 16, 2016: Washington, DC “History of Legislative Advocacy: VAWA’s Immigration Protections & Next Horizons”
February 18, 2015: “Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP) Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing” (Webinar)
February 20, 2014: “Obtaining U Visa Certification from Judges in Protection Order, Family, Criminal, and Other State Court Proceedings” (Webinar)
February 20, 2018: Atlanta, GA “Safety and Protection: Focus on Immigrant Crime Victims”
February 20, 2020: “THE U VISA AS A CRIME-FIGHTING TOOL: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
February 22, 2017: “Immigrant Access to Federally Funded Housing” (Webinar)
February 22, 2017: Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing (Webinar and Materials)
February 24, 2014: “Helping Survivors in Crisis: Hands On Training for Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma-Informed Work with Immigrant Women Who Are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
February 24, 2017: “Enhanced Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
February 26, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part I U and T Visa Certification” (Webinar)
February 27, 2011: Media, PA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims: U-Visa Certification Training”
February 5, 2015: “VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts” (Webinar)
February 6, 2020: “In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim or Witness Speaks Limited English” (Webinar)
February 7, 2016: Washington, DC
Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
Frequently Asked Questions
- Public Benefits FAQs
Funding Effective Program Services for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence
Gender-based Asylum 2018 policies have no effect on VAWA protections for Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims
Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking (May 11, 2018)
Good Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases
How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children
ICE Attorneys VAWA Confidentiality Training
Idaho Judicial Training Materials
Immigration and Customs Enforcement January 2018 Courthouse Enforcement Policy and VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (January 31, 2018)
Inclusive Legal Services and Language Access for Immigrant Crime Victims
Interactive Public Benefits Map
Interlineated VAWA Confidentiality Statute
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Resolution on Education and Awareness of U and T Visa Certifications (November 2018)
Jan. 30, 2019: Orlando, FL “OVW Improving Criminal Justice Responses Grant Program Orientation”
January 12, 2018: Miami, FL “Promoting Just Outcomes When Immigration Issues Arise In State Court Proceedings”
January 16-18, 2018: Washington, DC “Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Assistance Grant Program” and “Legal Assistance for Victims” FY2017 Grantee Orientation
January 30, 2020: “Best Practices and Tools That Build the Capacity of Adult Protective Services to Serve Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims” (Webinar)
January 31, 2014: “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Training” (Webinar)
January 31, 2018: “Support Your Work With Immigrant Survivors with NIWAP”s Technical Assistance and Project” (Webinar)
Judicial Training Network: (September 21, 2018, New Orleans, LA and March 15, 2019, Orlando, FL)
July 10, 2017: Madison, WI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
July 11, 2012: St. Paul, MN “National Call to Action: Institute and Conference” for the Women of Color Network”
July 12, 2010: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
July 13, 2015: “State Court Findings for Abused Youth Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status” (Webinar)
July 15-16, 2019: Columbia, MO “Legal Protections and Help for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Their Children: The Central Role of Advocates and Attorneys”
July 17, 2011: Alexandria, VA “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
July 17, 2017: Washington, D.C. “Unaccompanied Minors and Immigration”
July 18, 2011: “Law Enforcement Use of the U Visa” (Podcast)
July 18, 2011: Washington, DC “Fighting Trafficking in Persons and Violence Against Women”
July 18, 2017: Washington, D.C. “National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference Workshop: A Shifting Landscape: Undocumented and Documented Immigrants”
July 21, 2020: “What Family and Child Welfare Judges Need to Know: Legal Options for Immigrant Adult, Teen and Child Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence” (Webinar)
July 23, 2018: Denver, CO: “Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Latest Tips, Tools, Bench Book, and Best Practices for Judges”
July 24, 2017 – California Rural Legal Assistance Training: “Immigrant Access to Federally Assisted Housing”
July 29, 2015: New Orleans, LA “Community of Responders: A Holistic Approach to Immigrant Survivors of Abuse”
July 30, 2019: Orlando, FL NCJFCJ 82nd Annual Conference “State Court Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children: Custody, Discovery and U Visa Certification By Judges”
July 30, 2020: “Best Practices for Screening and Serving Immigrant Victims of Crime: A Webinar for Victim Advocates” (Webinar)
July 31, 2012: Denver, CO “Helping Immigrant Survivors: Options and Challenges in an Age of Immigration Enforcement”
July 8, 2016: Washington, DC “Barriers to Accessing Services: Trauma Informed Approach to Serving Survivors of Domestic Abuse”
July 8, 2020: Q& A with the Victim Rights Law Center “Best Practices for Working with Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault”
July 9, 2019: “What Courts Want to Know, What Role Can Courts Play Regarding Detained Immigrant Children and Parents” (Webinar)
July 9, 2020: “Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium COVID-19, Housing and Victims”
June 13, 2017 “Immigration: Creating a Culture of Social Equity for Immigrant Women and Children”
June 14, 2013: DHS Blue Campaign Trafficking PSA “Crash”
June 15, 2018: Wilmington, DE “2018 DSBA Bench and Bar Conference Workshop: Best Practices In Stat Court Cases: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status”
June 20, 2017 “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Legal Rights to Immigration, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections”
June 20, 2019: “Part 3: Legal Protections When Child Victims Are Immigrants: The Judge’s Role” (Webinar)
June 22, 2012: Richmond, VA “Protection Order Conference”
June 22, 2017 “Enhancing Safety for Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief, Custody, Public Benefits and Family Law Protections”
June 24, 2019: St. Paul, MN “Law Enforcement & Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
June 25, 2016: Minneapolis, MN “Nuts and Bolts of U Visa for Undocumented Victims of Crime: A Case Study”
June 26, 2013: Providence, RI “Serving Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: Best Practices”
June 27, 2018: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Rural Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence with Praxis” (Webinar)
June 28, 2011: Las Vegas, NV
June 28, 2012: Worcester, MA “Advocacy for Immigrant Survivors in an Age of Immigration Enforcement” and “New Department of Homeland Security Policies and Immigrant Victims: From Secure Communities to the DHS Role in Victim Protection”
June 3, 2011: Spokane, Washington “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
June 5, 2018: Sandestin, FL “What State Courts Need to Know About Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
June 5, 2019: Portland, Oregon “Access to Justice for All Victims: Language Access and Meaningful Collaborations”
June 6-7, 2018: Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Judicial Conclave” Workshops on SIJS, U visas and Issues that Arise in Family Court Cases Involving Immigrant Children and Crime Victims
June 9-10, 2011: Atlanta, GA “Training for Immigration Lawyers: The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence” and “The Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Family Violence: What You Need to Know Today to Help Victims and Their Children”
Labor Charts: U Visa Certifications in Employment Based Abuse Cases
Language Access General Materials (Updated June 18, 2019)
Latest Developments
Law Enforcement Training Outreach Flyer
Legal Services Materials (updated October 2019)
Manuals
March 11, 2011: Laguna Beach, CA “Immigration Law Protections for Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women Act: The Intersection with Family Courts and Child Custody”
March 15, 2011: San Antonio, TX “Building Law Enforcement Capacity to Serve Immigrant Victims”
March 15, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Building a Safety Net for Immigrant Victims: Eligibility for Public Benefits, Housing, Confidentiality and More”
March 15, 2019: “Judicial Training Network” Orlando, FL
March 17, 2016: Albuquerque, NM “Keynote:Best Practices and Collaborations That Promote Safety for Immigrant Crime Victims” and “Workshop: Immigrant Survivors Legal Rights, Options and Opportunities Under Family Law and Public Benefits Laws”
March 17, 2017: Honolulu, HI “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
March 18-19, 2019: Las Vegas, NV ”National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Annual Conference” (SJI and Judicial Training Network)
March 19, 2014: “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)
March 19, 2018: San Diego, CA “National Conference of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Juvenile Justice Conference”
March 2, 2018: Boston, MA “Legal Protections against Deportation and Removal of Immigrant Crime Victims”
March 20, 2018: “Law Enforcement Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Rural Communities: Part II Improving Language Access” (Webinar)
March 23, 2020: Pittsburgh, PA “Helping Victims of Human Trafficking Courts Encounter in Juvenile Dependency, Child Welfare and Other Family Court Proceedings”
March 25, 2015: Sykesville, MD “The Use of the T Visa and U Visa to Improve Law Enforcement’s Work with Immigrant Victims. Training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and other U visa certifiers”
March 26-27, 2018: Portland, OR “Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access, and the U & T Visa
March 26, 2011: Crystal City, VA “Health Care Reform: What Women Got, What Women Want and What Women Need”
March 28, 2011: Washington, DC “Effect of Anti-Immigrant Legislation and Times on Immigrant Women and Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women”
March 30-31, 2016: Akron & Youngstown, OH “Expanding Legal Representation of Immigrant Survivors in Immigration and Family Law”
March 7, 2017: Albuquerque, NM “Advocacy in Action 2017: Promoting Immigrant Victim and Detective Safety Through Best Practices: Language Access and Crime Victims Visas”
March 9, 2018: “An Overview of U.S. Immigration Law” (Webinar)
Maryland State Bar Association Conference Family Law University Seminar
Materials for 2016 IVAT Conference
May 11-12, 2017: “2017 Crime Victim Law Conference Plenary”
May 11, 2018: Chicago, IL “3rd Annual Modern-Day American Worker Conference Panel: Gender, Work, and Immigration Status: Immigration Relief for Labor-Based Crimes and Human Trafficking”
May 14, 2018: New Orleans, LA “Voices from the Margins: Immigrant Advocacy” WOCN State STOP Administrators and Coalitions Conference
May 14, 2019: “Part 2: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Best Practices of Drafting Findings” (Webinar)
May 14, 2019: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status- Best Practices for Drafting State Orders (Webinar)
May 26, 2015: Washington, DC “Helping Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Options and Challenges in Seeking Relief”
May 6, 2016: “Advocates’ Introduction to Gender-Based Asylum for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault” (Webinar)
May 7, 2020: “Auto-Petición VAWA: Protección para inmigrantes sobrevivientes de maltrato por parte de sus familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes permanentes” (Seminario Web)
Model Policy for Interactions with Immigrant Victims of Crime & Human Trafficking & Signing of U-Visa Certifications and T-Visa Declarations
Multilingual Materials by Title
National Council of Juvenile Family Court Judges 2017 National Conference on Juvenile Justice
New Mexico Judicial Trainings 2017 (Webinar and Judicial Education Center Training)
New Practices Advisory on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Applications Published (September 17, 2018)
NIWAP Newsletter – September 2014: First Newsletter
Nov. 22, 2019: Language Access Requirements and Effective Strategies to Remove Barriers for Limited English Proficient (LEP) Survivors (Webinar)
Nov. 3, 2014: “And Legal Services for All” (Webinar)
Nov. 30, 2018: U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: The Judge’s Role (Webinar)
November 14-15, 2012: Atlanta, GA
November 15, 2013: “Researcher/Practitioner Collaboration: Strategies for Successful Implementation” (Webinar)
November 15, 2018: “Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices” (Webinar)
November 19, 2019: New Orleans, LA “Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims and the U Visa: Law Enforcement Best Practices Technical Assistance Overview
November 20, 2014: Salt Lake City, UT “State Courts and the Protection of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children”
November 21, 2019: In Accordance with the Law: When Your Victim Witness Speaks Limited English (Webinar)
November 21, 2019: Washington State “U Visa Certification By Judges: Legislative/Regulatory History and Judicial Ethics” (Webinar)
November 23, 2015: “ABC’s of Language Access Advocacy” (Webinar)
November 29-20, 2013: Jacksonville, FL “Responding to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Promising Practices and Collaborations for Police and Prosecutors”
November 3, 2014: “And Legal Services for All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s Immigrant Crime Survivors’ Access to Legal Services” (Webinar)
November 3, 2014: “And Legal Services for All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s” (Webinar)
November 3, 2017: Rockford, IL “What do State Courts Need to Know about Immigration and Why: Human Trafficking and Family Violence”
November 5, 2012: “Improving Outcomes for Immigrant Survivors Involved in Custody Disputes by Beginning the Process of Applying for VAWA and U-Visa” (Webinar)
November 5, 2014: Intersection of Immigration Law in State Court Proceedings (Webinar)
November 6,2019: Washington, D.C. Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance Panel “25th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act”
November 8, 2017: “Legal Protections and Forensic Considerations for Immigrant and Refugee Child Victims” (Webinar)
Oct. 12, 2018: Washington, DC “Immigration – Domestic Violence Effects on Victims and Perpetrators”
Oct. 20, 2018: Arlington, VA “U Visa and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Impact on Civil Cases”
Oct. 23, 2018: “Trauma-Informed Webinar Series: Trauma-Informed Legal Advocacy” (Webinar)
Oct. 26, 2018: Jackson MS “Mississippi Trial and Appellate Judges Conference (Judicial Training Network)”
Oct. 28, 2015: DuPage County, IL “Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivors”
October 1-4, 2012: “Building Legal Protections for Immigrant Survivors: Past, Present and Future” (Webinar)
October 11, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Freedom from Fear: Helping Undocumented Victims of Domestic Violence”
October 13, 2010: Los Angeles, CA “Violence Against Women Act: Current Protections and Future Possibilities for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence”
October 14, 2010: Long Beach, CA “Policies and Practices that Enhance the Legal Rights of Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims”
October 2-3, 2019: Kansas City & Columbia, MO “Multi-Disciplinary Best Practices: Immigrant Domestic & Sexual Violence Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visas”
October 28, 2010: Indianapolis, IN “Culture and Compassion Conference”
October 3, 2014: “Shining the Light on Gender-Based Violence at Home and Abroad: Government Responses to Combatting Gender Based Violence in the United States” (Webinar)
October 30, 2013: “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar)
October 30, 2019: “Case Law on VAWA Confidentiality and Disclosure”
October 31, 2017: “VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence” (Webinar)
October 4, 2018: Plymouth, MI “VAWA Confidentiality & the Courts” and “Economic Relief & Public Benefits Under VAWA” at the Family Division Summit
October 5, 2011: “Law Enforcement and Advocates Partnering to Better Serve Immigrant Crime Victims” (Webinar)
October 9, 2020: Missouri “MCADSV Immigrant and Refugee Services Roundtable” (IRSR)
Out of the Shadows (DHS Blue Campaign PSA)
Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students
Permissibility of Providing Legal Services to Noncitizen Parents and Noncitizen Guardians of Children Seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Police Executive Research Forum’s Summer 2017 Newsletter Article: “U Visas and the Role of Local Police in Preventing and Investigating Crimes Against Immigrants”
Pro Bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition” Training Module
Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module
Protection Of Immigrant Crime Victims and Children Trainings for Judges and for Police, Prosecutors and Court Advocates – Peoria, IL (11/2/17)
Quick Reference Guide for Judges: U Visa and VAWA Confidentiality Related Case Law
Reasons why DACA can help immigrant crime victims
Report on State Plans and Services for Immigrant and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Victims
Resources for Foreign-born Student Victims
Resources to Support Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sample DACA Application & Biometrics Letter
San Francisco Superior Court, Civil Division, U Visa Certification Protocol (October 27, 2017)
Sep. 11-12, 2018: Des Moines, IA, Iowa Victim Justice Symposium
Sep. 16, 2019: Chicago, IL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
Sep. 25, 2019: Orlando, FL “Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children”
Sep. 5, 2018: Orlando, FL “Best Practices when Working with Immigrant Crime Victims”
Sep. 9, 2015: Anaheim, CA “Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strengthen Community Policing”
September 1, 2020: “Immigration, Family Separation, and COVID-19” (Webinar)
September 11, 2015: Seattle, WA “Keynote: Best Practices That Promote Safety and Holistic Assistance for Immigrant and Refugee Survivor”
September 15, 2017: “When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Laws Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants”
September 16, 2020: “Enhancing Safety Planning and Immigrant Survivors’ Access to Public Benefits and Services in the District of Columbia” (Webinar)
September 17-19, 2019: Lincoln, NE “No More Crimes of Power and Control Conference”
September 19, 2004: San Diego, CA “Children of Battered Immigrant Women: An Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Violence, Access to Services and Immigrant Status”
September 20-21, 2012: New Orleans, LA “National Center for Victims of Crime 2012 National Conference”
September 21, 2016: Philadelphia, PA “Improving Officer and Survivor Safety by Ensuring Language Access at Crime Scenes”
September 26, 2013: “Roll Call Videos for Law Enforcement on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement”
September 27, 2019: Kensington, MD, Maryland Service Providers Meeting
September 29, 2015: “Language Access at Crime Scenes: Improve Successful Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions” (Webinar)
September 6, 2012: “Safety Planning for Immigrant Survivors Using DHS’s New Victim Protection Policies” (Webinar)
September 7, 2012: State College, PA “The Policy and Politics of Serving Immigrant Victims: The Role of the Department of Homeland Security, Prosecutorial Discretion, Deferred Action, and VAWA Reauthorization”
September 9-12, 2012: San Diego, CA “Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT): 17th Annual Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma”
SJI and Judicial Training Network Training Materials
Spouses Battered or Subjected to Extreme Cruelty by A, E (3), H or G Visa Holders Are Eligible to Apply for Work Authorization (February 14, 2017)
State and Federally Funded Public Benefits Charts – By State, By Benefits Program and By Immigration Status for Immigrant Crime Victims
State Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect
State U Visa Certification Laws
STOP Administrators’ Role in Improving Access to Services That Meet the Unique Needs of Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Survivors (October 3, 2017)
The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare
The Department of Homeland Security’s Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
The U Visa and VAWA Training Modules
Three Federal Agencies Issue Joint Agency Letter On Shelters and Transitional Housing (August 12, 2016)
Tools for Advocates Assisting Immigrant Crime Victims in Immigration Cases
Trafficking FAQs
Trafficking Victims Protection Act and Reauthorization Acts
Train the Trainer “Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa”
Training For Advocates and Attorneys on Trauma Informed Work With Immigrant Women (April 23, 2014)
Training Materials: Education (Last Updated- February 2018)
Training Materials: Family Law (Last Updated – February 2018)
Training Materials: Immigration Relief for Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children (Last Updated – February 2018)
Training Materials: Language Access (Last Updated – March 2018)
Training Materials: Law Enforcement (Last Updated – October 2020)
Training Materials: Prosecutors (Last Updated – May 2019)
Training Materials: Public Benefits (Last Updated – February 2018)
Training Materials: SJI (Last Updated – March 2018)
Training Materials: U and T Visa Certification (Last Updated – March 2018)
Training Materials: VAWA Confidentiality Protections (Last Updated – February 2018)
Two new publications regarding USCIS June 29, 2020, new filing locations
U and T Visa Model Policy and Toolkit (April 10, 2018)
U Visa Certification Toolkits
U-Visa Certification Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers
U-Visa Flowchart
U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
Understanding the Judicial Role in U Visa Certification
USCIS to Grant Parole to Wait List Approved U Visa Victims and Family Members Included In Victim’s U Visa Applications
VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (October 31, 2017)
VAWA Confidentiality Protections for Immigrant Crime Victims (March 3, 2017- Update January 31, 2018)
VAWA Self-Petitioners Comparison Charts & Interlineated Statutes: VAWA NACARA (Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act), VAWA HRIFA (Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act), and VAWA CAA (Cuban Adjustment Act)(April 22, 2020)
VAWA Self-Petitioning Flowchart for Child Applicants
Webinar Series hosted by Casa de Esperanza: Topics include Immigrant Domestic and Sexual Assault Survivors
Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: the Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights (2017)
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