August 20, 2013: Wichita, KS “Holistic Representation and Advocacy Services for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence”

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
    • 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