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Training Materials for Victim Advocates, Attorneys, and Rural Grantees^[1]

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NIWAP Podcast Series Directory

Webinars

Immigration Relief

Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition

• VAWA Self-Petition: Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Abuse by Abusive Spouses and Parents (April 22, 2020) (Spanish Version Below)
  • Auto-Petición VAWA: Protección para inmigrantes sobrevivientes de maltrato por parte de sus familiares que son ciudadanos o residentes permanentes (May 7, 2020)
• Pro bono Institute “Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Self-Petition” Training Module (June 18, 2018)

Battered Spouse Waiver

• Battered Spouse Waiver Webinar and Training Materials (November 18, 2021)

U Visas

• Pro Bono Training Institute “U Visa” Training Module (June 21, 2018)
• DHS U and T Visa Training Videos (September 25, 2013)

• Understanding Helpfulness for the U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement, (April 13, 2022- Live; Recording two Parts June 23, 2022)
• U Visa Certifications and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: A Judge’s Role (November 30, 2018) (74)
• NCJFCJ’s Break From the Bench: What a judge needs to know about…Responding to Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (April 27, 2021)  (12385)
• Expert Advice for Judges: How to Handle U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement Requests (December 1, 2014)
• Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Assessing Helpfulness for Immigrant Crime Victims (April 10, 2015)
• Battered Women’s Justice Program (BWJP) Immigrant Crime Visas: Law Enforcement’s Tool to Strength Community Policing (February 18, 2015)
• The U Visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool: How Certification Improves Domestic and Sexual Violence Investigations and Prosecutions (February 20, 2020)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

• National Judicial Network Webinar – New Regulations, Policies, and Court Rulings: The Impact on State Courts Issuing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Orders (October 4, 2022)

Custody, Immigrant Survivors and Children

• Child Custody and Immigration-Related Abuse: Myths and Best Practices National Webinar (December 13, 2021) * (12626)
• Custody for Abused Immigrants: Tips, Tools and Best Practices (November 15, 2018) * (66)
• When State Family Law and Federal Immigration Law Intersect: Promoting Access to the Courts and Just Outcomes for Immigrants for the New Mexico Judicial Education Center (September 25, 2017)* (55)

VAWA Confidentiality, Discovery and Courthouse Enforcement

• Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Under the Violence Against Women Act Confidentiality Protections (October 22, 2018) ** (758)
• Impact of DHS Enforcement Priorities on Courts: VAWA Confidentiality and Enforcement (August 21, 2018) * (325)
• NCJFCJ VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic (October 31, 2017) ** (427)
• VAWA Confidentiality Webinar (February 9, 2015) * (228)
• VAWA Confidentiality: Understanding the Three Safeguards and Limited Discovery Exceptions When Advocating for Survivors in Family and Criminal State Courts (February 5, 2015) * (228)
• VAWA Confidentiality and Protections for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence (October 31, 2017) * (226)

Public Benefits

• Serving Immigrant Survivors Best Practices Webinar with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (March to August 2022)

• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know (April 18, 2019) * (201)
• Immigrant Access to Federally Funded Housing Webinar: Collaboration with the National Housing Law Project
• Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know?
• Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors
• Yes We Can!: Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors

Trauma Informed Work with Immigrant Survivors

• (October 30, 2013): “Trauma-Informed Care: Promoting Healing While Strengthening Survivors’ Immigration Cases” (Webinar)
• (March 19, 2014): “Trauma-Informed Care, Part 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Immigration Story Writing Intervention” (Webinar)
• (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)
• Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (October 16, 2020) + (1252)

Training Materials

Dynamics & Barriers for Immigrant & Refugee Survivors

• Dynamics of Domestic Violence Experienced by Immigrant Victims
• Dynamics of Sexual Assault and the Implications for Immigrant Women
• Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault: The Important Role of SART Teams

Legal Rights Overviews and Brochures

• Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates (1317)
• World Language Identification Guide: I Speak (Raksha) (2419)
• DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims (January 12, 2017) 1688)  
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure (118)
• Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa  (318)
• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014) (156)

Resources on Stalking

• Judicial Officer Guide Responding to Stalking (July 14, 2022) (12609)**
• Judicial Officer Bench Card: Stalking (July 14, 2022) (12610)**
• SPARC, Resources on Stalking for Judicial Officers (July 14, 2022) (12716)+
• SPARC, U.S. Stalking Laws and Statutes +
• SPARC offers more useful information on stalking on their Resources page SPARC offers more useful information on stalking on their Resources Page +

Immigration Options for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

• DHS Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime -DHS Brochure
• Blue Card: Screening Tool for Victims Who Qualify for Immigration Protective Relief (March 2, 2018) 
• Introduction to VAWA Self-Petitioning and Flow Charts (June 19, 2019)** (183)
• Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status (October 14, 2013, Updated April 22, 2022) * (88)
• Family Court Bench Card on Immigration Relief for Battered Spouses, Children, and Immigrant Crime Victims (October 29, 2021) * (12480)
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities Information for State Court Judges (April 24, 2013, Updated December 27, 2021) * (23)
• 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 Red Flags
• Chapter 3.3 VAWA Self-Petition
• Good Faith Marriage in VAWA Self-Petitioning Cases (December 29, 2021) * (31)
• Chapter 10 U-Visas: Victims of Criminal Activity (2013)
• Human Trafficking and the T-Visa
• Chapter 08: Immigration Relief for Child Sexual Assault Survivors
• Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System
• USCIS Brochure: Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (January 27, 2017)
• USCIS and Blue Campaign Continued Presence Pamphlet (February 28, 2020)

Immigration Relief for Immigrant Children and Youth

• Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014)
• The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book: A National Guide to Best Practice for Judges and Courts (April 2018) * (153)
• Chapter 13: When Foreign Students or Their Family Members Are Sexually Assaulted: Immigration Implications of the Student and Exchange Visitor System (July 1, 2014)
• Interim and Supportive Measures to Help and Protect Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking and Sexual Harassment (October 28, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “F” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “J” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Foreign Born Student Victims of Sexual Assault, Dating Violence, Stalking, and Sexual Harassment: Special Needs of “M” Visa Holders (October 27, 2016)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Juvenile Courts (July 1, 2014)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Information for Child Welfare Workers (July 1, 2014)
• Immigration Relief for Abused Children (May 1, 2016)

VAWA Confidentiality

• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
• Family Court Bench Card on VAWA Confidentiality (October 12, 2013, Updated December 3, 2021) * (13)
• Quick Reference: VAWA Confidentiality Protections: Quoting Statutes, Regulations and DHS Policies 3.29.19 
• Bench Card: DHS Enforcement Priorities, Courthouse Enforcement and Sensitive Location Policies and Memoranda: Information for State Court Judges (December 27, 2021)  * (23)
• Interlineated statute
• VAWA Confidentiality Statutes, Legislative History and Implementing Policy (2.23.17)
• DHS Broadcast Message on New 384 Class of Admission Code Alerting Personnel of a Victim Protected by VAWA Confidentiality Protections

Family Law Cases: Special Issues for Immigrant Crime Victims and Children

 Family Law Service of Process

• Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts – By Type of Proceeding (March 2, 2021) * (904)
• All State Services of Process and Jurisdiction Charts – By State (October 20, 2021) *(12366)

 Custody

• NIWAP Newsletter, Child Custody in Immigrant Families (November 15, 2018, Update October 27, 2021) *(12370) 
• When Family and Immigration Laws Intersect: Case Law and Department of Homeland Security Policy Update (September 30, 2021) *(12477)
• Family Court Bench Card on Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Parents, Children, and Crime Victims (October 13, 2013, Updated November 30, 2021) * (496)
• Best Interests of the Child Laws – State-by-State Comparison Maps and Charts (Updated July 7, 2021) *(12450)
• Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings (Summer 2013) **(2109)
• Obtaining Custody of Children for Battered Immigrants*** (Winter 2017) ***(234)
• Flight Risk of Foreign-Born Parents with Children (June 12, 2021) *(2495)
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children (December 30, 2021) *(6)
• Chapter 06.1: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Victim’s Immigration Status in Custody Cases (July 1, 2013) **(105) 
• Chapter 06.3: The Implications of the Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Cases and Practice (July 1, 2013) **(249)
• Winning Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors: The Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody and Parental Rights: Family and Intimate Partner Violence (Quarterly Fall 2016/Winter 2017) *** (252)
  • Fall 2016 ***(253)
  • Winter 2017 ***(234)
• Border Crossings: Understanding the Civil, Criminal, and Immigration Implications for Battered Immigrants Fleeing Across State Lines with Their Children **(12420)
• David B. Thronson, Custody and Contradictions: Exploring Immigration Law as Federal Family in the Context of Child Custody, 59 HASTINGS L.J. 453 (July 6, 2008) + (12415)
• Working With Immigrant Victims of  Domestic Violence: Family Law and Immigration Relief, in Synergy The Newsletter of the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody (Winter 2004) ** (12642)

Securing a Detained Parent’s Participation in Court Proceedings Involving Children

• P Parental-Guardian Interests Directive: How to Get a Detained or Removed Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children or Incapacitated Adults (July 12, 2022)
• Press Release: ICE Extends Preservation of Parental Guardian Interests (July 14, 2022) + (12641)
• ICE, 11064.3 Parental Guardian Interests Directive (July 14, 2022) + (12640)

Protection Orders

• Immigrants and Protection Orders Bench Card (March 29, 2019) * (12499)
• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases (September 12, 2015) **(104)
• Seeking Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims*** (Fall 2016) ***(298) 
• Chapter 05.1: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders (July 1, 2013) **(254)
• Chapter 05.2: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence (July 1, 2014) **(241)
• Chapter 15: Jurisdictionally Sound Protection Orders (July 3, 2013) **(492)
• Battered Immigrant Women in the United States and Protection Orders: An Exploratory Research (August 1, 2012) **(240)
• Chapter 14.01: Protection Orders of Immigrant Victims for Sexual Assault (July 3, 2013) **(495)
• Unintended Consequences: How Civil Protection Orders Affect Immigrants, Delaware Lawyer’s Magazine (Fall 2018) **(301)
• Creative Methods in Protecting Battered Immigrants (June 20, 2014) *(190)
• Immigrant Victims of Interpersonal Violence and Protection Orders (2020) **(2545)
• Use and Outcomes of Protection Orders by Battered Immigrant Women (2006) **(171)

Divorce

• Bench Card: Impact of Divorce on Immigration Status (December 28, 2021) * (21)
• Immigration Concerns for Family Law Practitioners + (246)

Economic Relief

• Bench Card for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise From Parties’ Immigration Status: Economic Remedies (March 10, 2022)
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children (December 30, 2021) * (6)
• Providing Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims: Child Support and Spousal Support*** (Winter 2017) *** (237)
• Chapter 06.4: Ensuring Economic Relief for Immigrant Victims Through Family Law Proceedings: Child Support and Spousal Support (July 1, 2013) * (493)

Affidavits of Support Enforcement in State Courts

• Affidavits of Support and Enforceability Bench Card (September 30, 2021) * (12387)
• ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Affidavits of Support and Obligations to Immigrant Spouses (October 2012) + (250)
• Kumar v. Kumar Decision California Court of Appeals (2017) + (296)
• Amicus Curiae brief from National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project in Support of Appellant (September 16, 2016) Ashlyne Kumar ** (606)
• Kumar vs. Kumar Success in Court (August 2017) * (12643)

Public Benefits Interactive Maps and State Charts

• Interactive Public Benefits Map
• All State Public Benefits Charts
• A Guide to Public Benefits Map for Immigrant Survivors of Crime  

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[1] This materials list includes publications issued by government agencies and materials produced by NIWAP in collaboration with national experts.  Each of the materials included in this list developed with support from government funders contains government agency disclaimers.