PowerPoint Presentation (March 31, 2022)
Webinar Recording (March 31, 2022)
PowerPoint Presentation (April 28, 2022)
Webinar Description
Victim advocates, attorneys, justice system, and other professionals play a crucial role helping immigrant survivors of domestic violence, child/elder abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking gain access to justice and the full range of services and assistance they are legally entitled to receive. This webinar will provide an overview of the paths to legal immigration status for survivors of crime and abuse. It will also detail how filing for immigration relief expands access to publicly funded benefits and services for immigrant victims and their children in New Jersey. Participants will build skills to identify the benefits for which immigrant victims qualify and best practices for accompanying immigrant survivors applying for benefits they or their children are eligible to receive. In addition, the webinar will address the VAWA confidentiality protections against deportation for victims and special issues that arise for immigrant survivors accessing public benefits. Webinar attendees will receive access to tools, training materials, resources, and technical assistance to support their work with immigrant survivors and their children.
Faculty
- Leslye E. Orloff, Adjunct Professor and Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, Washington College of Law
- Rocio Molina, Deputy Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, Washington College of Law
Target Audience
This FREE training is open to local, state, campus, and tribal law enforcement of all ranks, victim advocates, attorneys, victim witness staff, SANE nurses, prosecutors, Title IX investigators and other community professionals.
Training Materials
- *Training Materials: Immigration Relief for Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims
- Evidence Checklists For Work With Immigrant Survivors
- Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality
- VAWA Self-Petition Webinar
- Immigrant Power and Control Wheel
- U and T Visa Training Materials
- Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Training Materials
- Public Benefits Training Materials, Maps, and Tools
- Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Helpfulness for U Visa Certification and the Ongoing Assistance Requirement
- April 13, 2022 3:00PM to 4:30PMEST
- Register here
Public Benefits Interactive Maps and State Charts
- Interactive Public Benefits Map
https://map.niwap.org/ - All State Public Benefits Charts
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/all-state-public-benefits-charts/ - A Guide to Public Benefits Map for Immigrant Survivors of Crime
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/benefits-map-guide - State-Funded Public Benefits Comparison Chart (April 12, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/state-benefits-comparison-chart
Webinars
- Immigrant Access to Federally Funded Housing Webinar: Collaboration with the National Housing Law Project https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-immigrant-access-federally-funded-housing/
- Public Benefits and Services Legally Available to Immigrant Children and Victims – What Courts Need to Know? https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-courts-webinar-4-18-19/
- Webinar: “And Legal Services For All: New 2014 Legal Services Corporation Regulations Implementing VAWA 2005’s Immigrant Crime Survivors’ Access To Legal Services” (October 30, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lsc-webinar/
- Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/april2015healthcarewebinar/
- Yes We Can!: Public Benefits for Immigrant Survivors
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/public-benefits-webinar/
Legal Rights Overviews and Brochures
- Multilingual Materials for Victims and Advocates
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/topic/multilingual-materials-language/ - World Language Identification Guide: I Speak (Raksha) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/lang-tool-langidguide4-2006-2/
- DHS Infographic: Protection for Immigrant Victims (January 12, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/dhs-protections1-6-links-121516/
- Immigration Options for Victims of Crime – DHS Brochure
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/appendix-g-dhs-immigration-options-english - 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 https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/marriage-based-legal-rights
- Pathways to Immigration Relief for Students (June 20, 2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/screening-students-for-immigraiton-protections/
Regulations and Policies
- Annotated Statutes Related to Public Benefits Eligibility for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Human Trafficking (October 31, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/1641-1631-benefits-laws-annotated
- Interim Guidance on Verification of Citizenship, Qualified Alien Status, and Eligibility Under Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (November 17, 1997) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/interim-guidance-verification
(See, Exhibit B to Attachment 5—Aliens Who Have Been Battered Or Subjected To Extreme Cruelty Within The Meaning of Section 431 of The Act) - Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation (January 16, 2001) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/protectionlifeorsafetyagreg
- Request for Comments on the Attorney General’s Specification of Community Programs Necessary for the Protection of Life or Safety Under the Welfare Reform Act (September 15, 1997) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/life-and-safety-progs-comments-request
- HHS Domestic Violence Fact Sheet: Access to HHS-Funded Services for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence (August 22, 2012)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/hhs-immigrant-domestic-violence-fact-sheet
Public Benefits and Services for Immigrant Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Bench Cards, Flow Charts and Evidence Check Lists
- Public Benefits Flow Charts: VAWA Self-Petition and Cancellation, U-Visas, T-Visas and SIJS
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/public-benefits-flow-charts/ - Evidence Checklist For Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Public Benefits (2014) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/evidence-women-seeking-benefits
- Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services (2021)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-bchcrd-pubbenefits/ - Bench Card on Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process (2021)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/bchcrd-trafficking-victim-benefits-eligibility-process/ - Bench Card on U Visa Victim Benefits Eligibility Process (2021)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/u-visa-benefits-benchcard/ - Bench Card on VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process (2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-eligibility-process/
Overviews and Chapters, Multiple Benefits
- Public Benefits Toolkit
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-tkit-publicbenefits/ - Economic Relief and Public Benefits materials List – Multi-State Judicial Training (Albuquerque) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/2-economic-relief-and-public-benefits-4-15-18
- Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/programs-open-to-all-immigrants/ - Anti-Discrimination Provisions that Apply to Programs Receiving Federal Funding Serving Victims of Violence against Women Crimes
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-tool-antidiscrimlaws/ - Annotated Violence Against Women Act Self-Petitioner Definition INA 101(a)(51) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-self-petitioner-annotated-ina-101a51
- Annotated Statutes Related to Public Benefits Eligibility for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/annotated-qualified-immigrant-statutes-survivors - Chapter 16.1 Appendix: HHS Funded Programs Open to All Immigrants
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/hhs-funded-programs-immigrants/ - Chapter 16: Access To Programs And Services That Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch16-programaccessforsexassaultdvvictims/
- Chapter 04.1: Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Battered Immigrants
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch4-1-access-to-services-helpbatteredimm/ - Chapter 04.2: Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch4-2-public-bens-access-battered-immigrants/ - Chapter 4.3 Barriers to Accessing Services: The Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch4-3-importance-advocates - HHS Administration for Children and Families Trafficking Victim Adult Certification Handout (12557) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/adult_certification_handout
- HHS Administration for Children and Families Trafficking Victim Child Certification Handout https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/child_eligibility_handout-hhs
CARES ACT and COVID-19 Related Resources Accessible to Immigrant Victims
- Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Relief during the COVID-19 Crisis under the CARES and FFCRA Acts (May 20, 2020)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cares-act-unemployment-imm-victims-5-27-2020 - Healthcare Available to Immigrant Crime Victims During the COVID-19 Pandemic https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/healthcare-available-to-immigrant-crime-victims-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
- Resources to Support Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault During the COVID-19 Pandemic
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/other-resources-covid-19 - Disaster Housing Recovery Coalition: Frequently Asked Question: Eligibility for Assistance Based on Immigration Status (May 5, 2020)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/cares-act-immigrant-eligibility-faq - Safe Housing Partnerships: Federal Safe Housing Funding Resources – CARES Act (April 22, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/federal-safe-housing-funding-resources-cares-act
- Safe Housing for Immigrant Survivors: Legal Resources https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/safe-housing-for-immigrant-survivors-legal-resources
- Tenant Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID – 19 (National Housing Law Project) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nhlp-housing-dv-covid
Public Charge and Immigrant Victims
- Public Charge Test for Benefits Flow Chart
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/flow-chart-public-charge-test-housing-benefits - Infographic Public Charge Test for Housing Benefits (October 12, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/infographic-public-charge-and-housing
- The Impact of the 2020 Public Charge Rule on Transitional Housing (July 9, 2020) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/public-charge-and-transitional-housing
- Post-VAWA 2013: Immigrant Crime Victims and Public Charge
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/imm-tkit-publicchargepostvawa2013/
Only Certain Law Enforcement and Benefits Workers Under Limited Circumstances Are Required Under Federal Law to Report Immigrants to DHS
- Privacy Protections for Immigrant Applying for Public Benefits https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/privacy-protections-reporting-and-public-benefits
Non-Work Social Security Numbers
- Obtaining Non-work Social Security Numbers Needed by VAWA Self-Petitioners to Maintain Public and Assisted Housing
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/non-work-ssns-vawa-self-petitioners - Request That SSA Issue A Non-Work SSN to a Benefits Eligible Immigrant (June 2014 – Washington State Sample)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/sample-non-work-ssn-request-form - Social Security Administration Program Operations Manual System (POMS) (July 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/non-work-ssns
- Triagency Letter: Citizenship Immigration Status and Social Security Numbers https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/triagency-letter-hhs-ag-citizenship-immigration-status-and-social-security-numbers/
- Evidence Checklists for Work with Immigrant Survivors – Includes Benefits and Non-Work Social Security Numbers
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/evidencechecklists/ - Obtaining Non-Work Social Security Numbers
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pb-tool-memononworkssns-11-17-00/
Driver’s Licenses
- Driver’s License Documentation Requirements by State https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/drivers-license-access
- State-Funded Public Benefits Comparison Chart (April 12, 2021)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/state-benefits-comparison-chart
Housing – Shelter and Transitional Housing
- Joint Agency Letter On Shelters and Transitional Housing (Web Page August 12, 2016)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/joint-agency-letter-shelters-transitional-housing/ - Webinar-Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Federally Assisted Housing (February 22, 2017) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/webinar-immigrant-crime-victim-access-federally-assisted-housing-february-22-2017/
- HUD-HHS-DOJ Letter Regarding Immigrant Access to Housing and Services https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/hud-hhs-doj-letter-regarding-immigrant-access-housing-services/
- HUD, SNAPS, The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 and HUD’s Homeless Assistance Programs (Aug. 16, 2016)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/prwora-fact-sheet/ - NIWAP, Brochure for Transitional Housing https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/transitionalhousingbrochure/
- NIWAP, Fact Sheet: Immigrant Access to Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing (Oct. 23, 2016)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/shelter-trans-housing-advocacy-steps - What Shelter and Rental Housing Assistance are Available to Immigrant Survivors During COVID-19? (September, 2021)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/faq-immigrant-survivors-housing-september-2021 - VAWA Home: Rights for Survivors in LIHTC (The Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program) https://www.vawahome.com/
Housing – Public and Assisted
- Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners –Webpage (January 26, 2017)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/access-public-assisted-housing-vawa-self-petitioners/ - HUD, Memo for Secretary Julian Castro from Tonya Robinson, Acting General Counsel re: Eligibility of Battered Noncitizen Self-Petitioners for Financial Assistance Under Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (Dec. 15, 2016) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/eligibility-of-vawa-self-petitioners-2016-12-15/
- HUD, Notice PIH 2017-02 (HA), Violence Against Women (VAWA) Self-Petitioner Verification Procedures (Jan. 19, 2017)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/hud-vawa-self-petitioner-verification-procedures/ - Annotated Section 214 of the Housing Act: 42 U.S. Code § 1436a – Restriction on Use of Public and Assisted Housing By Immigrants (October 31, 2021) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/annotated-housing-section-214
- NHLP, Memo: HUD Housing Covered by Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nhlp-housing-covered-by-section-214-feb-2017/
- NHLP, Chart on Federally Assisted Housing and Immigrant Eligibility (Jan. 2018) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/nhlp-federally-assisted-housing-and-immigrant-eligibility-jan-2018-1/
- NIWAP, How to Advocate for Public and Assisted Housing for Your Battered Immigrant or Trafficking Survivor Client (Feb. 8, 2017)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/pub-asst-housing-advocacy/ - NIWAP & Legal Momentum, HUD Programs and Immigrant Eligibility, Chapter 16.2 (Feb. 8, 2017)
https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/ch16-2-hud-programs-imm-eligibility/
Low-Income Home Energy and Weatherization Assistance Programs
- Low-Income Home Energy (LIHEAP) and Weatherization Assistance Programs (WAP) https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/liheapwap_pp150-51_053006/