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
- 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
- Government Documents
- 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: Economic Relief Tool Kit
- VAWA Confidentiality in State Court Proceedings
- 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