This webinar focuses on how to screen elder and vulnerable adult victims for crime victim based forms of immigration relief. It also covers the U and T visa certification practices at Adult Protective Services Agencies and how to enhance victim safety and participation in the APS and justices systems. NIWAP hosted this webinar with the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), the Bureau of Adult Protective Services (APS), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
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Training Materials
U and T Visas
- DHS: U and T Visa Law Enforcement Resource Guide
- Toolkit for Adult Protective Services’ (APS) Use of the U-Visa
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty in the Context of Elder Abuse
- U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecutors
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2018 Resolution on Education and Awareness of U and T Visa Certifications
- Model Policy for Interactions with Immigrant Victims of Crime and 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
- USCIS U Visa Certification Factsheet Q&A
- Blue Campaign: What You Can Do- Recognizing and Supporting Trafficking Victims in the Courtroom
- U-Visa Flow Chart
- DHS Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
- U Visa News Articles
- U-Visa Checklist: “Helpfulness”
- Glossary of Terms
- U Visa Certifications: Range of Potential Certifiers
- U-Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
- Press Release on the U Visa – Template
- U Visa Resource List
- U Visa Certification Tool Kit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, Commissioners, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Officers (2017)
- Sample Questions for Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
- Promoting Access to Justice for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children: Findings of a National Judicial Survey and Recommendations
- 2017 New U and T Visa Application and Certification Forms (January and February 2017)
- U Visa Timeline with Background Checks
- Tip Sheet for Courts Developing U Visa Certification Protocols
- T Visa Timeline with Background Checks
Forms
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-914, Supplement B
- DHS: Form I-914, Supplement B for T visa Endorsement
- DHS: Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
- DHS: Instructions for Form I-918, Supplement B, for U visa Certification
U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool
- State U Visa Certification Laws
- COPS Dispatch Article: The U visa: An important tool for Community Policing
- How Law Enforcement Is Using the U-Visa Practice Brief
- The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials – Views from Around the Country
- Overcoming Fear and Building Trust With Immigrant Communities and Crime Victims (Police Chief Magazine April 2018)
- Protecting Our Communities and Officer Safety
Screening Tools and Collaboration
- Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the US and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-based Visa
- Brochure: Continued Presence & Temporary Immigration Status for Victims of Human Trafficking
- Immigrant and LEP Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System
- U Visa Legal Advocacy: Overview of Effective Policies and Practices
- Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working with Law Enforcement (LE) on U-Visa Certification Issues (Flow Chart)
- 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)
VAWA Self-Petition
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Flow Chart for Child Applicants
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elder Abuse Survivors
- Flowchart: VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
- Battering or Extreme Cruelty: Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Order and Family Law Cases
- VAWA Self-Petitioning Introduction and Flow Charts
Public Benefits
- State by State Demographics
- State by State Public Benefits Charts
- Interactive State Benefits Map
- Link: https://map.niwap.org/
- Guide to the Public Benefits Map
- Privacy Protections for Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
- Anti-Discrimination Provisions That Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Services Victims of Violence Against Women Crimes
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
Family Law
- Glossary of Terms (Appendix Z of SIJS Bench Book)
- Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders (Chapter 05.1 of Breaking Barriers)
- Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence (Chapter 05.2 of Breaking Barriers)
- Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault (Chapter 14 of Empowering Survivors)
- Jurisdictionally Sound Civil Protection Orders (Chapter 05.3 of Breaking Barriers)
- Guardianship Appointment of Guardian Chart (Appendix V of SIJS Bench Book)
VAWA Confidentiality
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality
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