Training hosted by the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. The training materials available online include:

• Powerpoint: Holistic Representation and Advocacy Services for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence
• Dynamics of Violence Against Immigrant Women
  • Material: Immigrant and Limited English Proficient Victims’ Access to the Criminal Justice System: The Importance of Collaboration
  • Material: Immigrant Women, Work, and Violence Statistics
  • Material: National Survey of Service Providers on Police Response to Immigrant Crime Victims, U Visa Certification and Language Access
• Screening and Safety Planning in the Context of Immigration Enforcement
  • Material: Do You Have Problems At Home?
  • Material: Immigrant Survivor Walks Through The Door of Your Agency
  •  Government Policies
    • Material: Field Guidance on Enforcement Actions or Investigative Activities At or Near Sensitive Community Locations
    • Material: Form for Immigration Detainer Notice of Action
    • Material: Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens
    • Material: Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs
    • Material: Department of Homeland Security Policy Answers to Law Enforcement Reasons for Not Certifying
    • Material: Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality Provisions at the Department of Homeland Security
    • Material: DHS Broadcast Message on New 384 Class of Admission Code
    • Material: Victim Notification Program
    • Link: DHS Roll Call Video on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement by Law Enforcement (Part 1) 
    • Link: DHS Roll Call Video on U Visa Certification and T Visa Endorsement by Law Enforcement (Part 2) 
  • Immigration Enforcement and VAWA Confidentiality
    • Material: Immigrant Sexual Assault Survivor Walks Through The Door of Your Agency
    • Material: An Advocate’s Guide to Immigrant Survivors’ Rights & Protections
    • Material: A Report on: The Importance of the U-visa as a Crime-Fighting Tool for Law Enforcement Officials
    • Material: Building Trusting Relationships: A Guide for Advocates/Attorneys Working With Law Enforcement On U-Visa Certification Issues
    • Material: Confidentiality and Breaches of Confidentiality
    • Material: Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
    • Material: U-Visa: “Helpfulness”
    • Material: VAWA Confidentiality: History, Purpose, DHS Implementation, and Violations of VAWA Confidentiality Protections
  • Screening for Immigration Relief Eligibility
    • Material: Immigration Protection Screening Checklist
    • Material: Comparing Forms of Immigration Relief for Immigrant Victims of Crime
    • Material: Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
    • Material: U-Visa Application Victim Flow Chart
    • Material: Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
    • Material: Violence Against Women Act VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adults
    • Material: Violence Against Women Act VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Abused Children
    • Material: Violence Against Women Act VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Elders
• Immigrant Victims’ Legal Rights to Access Benefits, Housing, Legal Services, Victim Services, and Protections
  • Government Documents
    • Material: Final Specification of Community Programs Necessary for Protection of Life or Safety Under Welfare Reform Legislation
    • Material: HUD Funds Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
    • Material: Violence Against Women Act 2006 Amendments
    • Material: Student Aid Eligibility – Eligibility for Title IV Aid for “Battered Immigrants-Qualified Aliens”
  • Tools for Advocates and Attorneys
    • Material: Evidence List For Battered Immigrant Women Seeking Public Benefits
    • Material: Public Benefits Road Maps for Immigrant Victims and Their Children
    • Public Benefits Chapters
      • Material: Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Battered Immigrants
      • Material: Public Benefits Access for Battered Immigrant Women and Children
      • Material: Barriers to Accessing Services: The Importance of Advocates Accompanying Battered Immigrants Applying for Public Benefits
      • Material: Access to Programs and Services that Can Help Victims of Sexual Assault
      • Material: Access to Health Care for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
    • VAWA, T-Visa, and U-Visa Tools
      • VAWA
        • Material: Evidence List for Immigrant Victims Applying for VAWA Self-Petitioning
        • Material: Violence Against Women Act VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Adult
        • Material: Violence Against Women Act VAWA Self-Petitioning Eligibility for Abused Children
      • T-Visa
        • Material: Identifying a Trafficked/Enslaved Person
        • Material: T Visa Document Checklist
      • U-Visa
        • Material: U-Visa Application Victim Flow Chart
  • Victim Eligibility for Benefits
    • Material: Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
    • Material: Family Court Bench Card on Immigrant Crime Victim Access to Public Benefits and Services
    • Material: U-Visa Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
    • Material: VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-Petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation
    • Material: Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process
  • State and Federal Assistance Programs and State Driver’s Licenses
    • Material: Immigrant Crime Victim Child Care Access Chart
    • Material: Eligibility for State Funded TANF Replacement Programs for Immigrant Crime Victims
    • Material: Medical Assistance Programs for Immigrants and Immigrant Crime Victims: State by State
    • Material: HHS Funded Programs Open to All Immigrants
    • Material: HUD Programs and Immigrant Eligibility
    • Material: Acceptable Forms of Identification for State Drivers License/Identification Card
    • Material: Federal Preemption of State Laws That Attempt to Restrict Immigrant Access to Services Necessary to Protect Life and Safety
    • Material: Rental Housing Programs
    • Material: Low-Income Home Energy (LIHEAP) and Weatherization Assistance Programs (WAP)
    • Material: State-Funded SSI Replacement Programs
    • Material: State-Funded Food Assistance Programs
• Immigration Status Issues and Family Law Cases
  • VAWA Confidentiality in State Court Proceedings
    • Material: Amici Curiae Brief of Legal Momentum, Sanctuary for Families, and National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project
    • Material: Amicus Curiae Brief of Legal Momentum
    • Material: Motion for Protective Order
    • Material: Plaintiffs’ Motion in Limine to Strike the Defendants’ Pleadings, Motions, and Advocacy for Pleadings and Motions for Violation of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
  • Custody
    • Material: Countering Abuser’s Attempts to Raise Immigration Status of the Victim in Custody Cases
    • Material: Criminal and Civil Implications for Battered Immigrants Fleeing Across State Lines with Their Children
    • Material: The Impact of Domestic Violence on Children
    • Material: Nebraska Advance Sheets
    • Material: Justice for All: How Attorneys Can Successfully Win Custody Cases for Immigrant Survivors When There Is a Clash of Laws, Cultures, Custody, and Parental Rights
    • Material: Family Law Toolkit: Detention and Termination of Parental Rights
    • Material: Immigration Status: Work Authorization, Public Benefits, and Ability to Sponsor Children
  • Protection Orders
    • Material: Battered Immigrants and Civil Protection Orders
    • Material: Ensuring Access to Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Family Violence
    • Material: Jurisdictionally Sound Civil Protection Orders
    • Material: Protection Orders for Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault
  • Material: Economic Relief Tool Kit
• Material: Breaking Barriers: A Complete Guide to Legal Rights and Resources for Battered Immigrants
• Material: Empowering Survivors: Legal Rights of Immigrant Victims of Sexual Assault