XIII. Additional Resources: Websites Documents & Videos

XIII. Additional Resources: Websites, Documents & Videos – This section/page provides links to additional DV-Immigration websites and additional documents.  Note that the most current resource documents are located within the other titled sections.

A. Websites

1.   Department of Homeland Security Immigration Options for Victims of Crimes

2.   National Center for State Courts Domestic Violence Resource Guide

3.   State Justice Institute Immigration Issues in the State Courts

4.  VAWA and the Courts (a Project of the National Center for State Courts) - "Since 1993 the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has worked at the national, state and local levels to promote court leadership and capacity to respond effectively to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. Courts have made significant strides to improve access to legal remedies and protections for victims and to strengthen their collaborative role in enhancing community safety. Many of these successes have been supported by program funding authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). 
Courts need ready access to the latest innovations and knowledge gained by colleagues addressing the many complexities of violence against women. VAWA and the Courts brings together information and resources developed through ongoing NCSC projects and past initiatives to improve court policy and practice related to violence against women issues. This site is organized by statewide, cross-jurisdictional and local efforts focus areas with additional information sources and links to other organizations."

5.   National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence - "The National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence is a dynamic partnership among the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund) and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. The NJIDV has provided highly interactive, skills-based domestic violence workshops for judges and judicial officers nationwide since 1999." See also NJIDV Resources.

6.  The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) (Main Page)"The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP, pronounced new-app) was formed to educate, train, offer technical assistance and public policy advocacy, and conduct research that will assist a wide range of professionals working at the Federal, State, and local levels who work with and/or whose work affects immigrant women and children. Our work is designed to promote the development, implementation, and use of laws, policies, and practices that benefit immigrant women and children.

The National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) Manuals Page This page has links to manuals and training curricula including: “Breaking Barriers”; Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book”; “Training Manual for Courts”; “U Visa Certification Toolkit for Federal, State, and Local Judges, and Magistrates”; “Human Trafficking Manual”; and more.

B. Documents

1. Access to Justice/Procedural Fairness/Cultural Responsiveness:

• Addressing Immigration in the State Courts (Date Unknown) 
• Working Effectively with Telephone Interpreters (February 4, 2015)

2. Language Access:

•  Increasing Language Access in Courts Tool Kit (2015)

• National Center for State Courts A National Call to Action Access to Justice for Limited English Proficient Litigants (July 2013)
• U.S. Department of Justice Language Access and Planning Technical Assistance Tool for Courts (February 2014)

 3. Immigrant Protections and Relief:

• Abused, Abandoned, or Neglected: Legal Options for Recent Immigrant Women and Girls (September 2016)
• Immigration Rights of Battered Spouses and Children (April 1, 2013)

4. VAWA:

• Three Prongs of VAWA Confidentiality (June 19, 2014)
• Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Confidentiality Interlineated statute (March 31, 2018)
• Executive Office of Immigration Review EOIR: VAWA Confidentiality Procedures for Immigration Court (unknown date)
• Utilizing VAWA Confidentiality Protections in Family Court Proceedings (February 17, 2017)
• State Confidentiality Statutes (updated February 24, 2017)

 5. U-Visas:

• Immigrant Crime Victims and U Visa Certification – What is it and Why Should Judges Care? (National) (July 8, 2015)
• Creating a Helpful record for Immigration Status (unknown date)
• Barriers and Successes in U Visas for Immigrant Victims: The Experiences of Legal Assistance for Victims Grantees (July 23, 2014)

 6. T-Visas:

• Human Trafficking and the T-Visa (unknown date)
• Trafficking Victim Benefits Eligibility Process (updated March 2, 2018)
• Immigration Rights of Victims of Human Trafficking (April 1, 2013)

 7. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS):

• USCIS Policy Manual Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (Dec 14 2016)
• Immigration Protection Screening Checklist: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (Date unknown)

 8. Benefits:

• VAWA Public Benefits Eligibility Process: VAWA Self-petitioners, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and VAWA Suspension of Deportation (April 17, 2013)
• U Visa Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) (October 1, 2014)
• Trafficking Victims Benefits Eligibility Process (Bench Card) (March 2, 2018)
• Programs Open to Immigrant Victims and All Immigrants Without Regard to Immigration Status (May 22, 2014)
• Eligibility for Probation, Work, Benefits, and Services (Bench card) (April 1, 2013) 4 Pages

 9. Custody, Divorce, Civil Protection Orders:

• Battering or Extreme Cruelty Drawing Examples from Civil Protection Orders and Family Law Cases (Updated September 12, 2015)
• Bench Card for State Court Judges on Common Issues that Arise from Parties’ Immigration Status; Economic Remedies (October 15, 2013)
• Immigration Status, Work Authorization, and Ability to Sponsor Children (April 17, 2013)
• Custody of Children in Mixed Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings (Summer 2013)
• How to get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children and/ or Criminal Proceedings (June 23, 2014)
• Useful Protection Orders
• Immigration Consequences of a Protection Order

Video:

• How Judges Can Show Respect - Judge Victoria Pratt

DV-Immigration Resources Sections/Pages:

Back to DV-Immigration Resources Overview

II. New Mexico Specific Resources - This section/page provides New Mexico specific Guides and a video clip from the in-person conference discussing New Mexico Diversity.

III. Access to Justice/Procedural Fairness - This section/page provides resources pertaining to access to justice and procedural fairness.

IV. Cultural responsiveness - This section/page provides resources pertaining to Cultural responsiveness.

V. Language Access - This section/page provides resources pertaining to language access.

VI. DV-Immigration Dynamics: Abuse, Power & Control - This section/page provides resources pertaining to the dynamic intersection of DV-Immigration cases including information regarding abuse, power & control.

VII. Immigration Status & Myths - This section/page provides resources pertaining to Immigration status & myths regarding jurisdiction and custody.

VIII. Overview of Immigrant Protections & Relief -  This section/page provides resources pertaining to immigration protections, relief, and remedies

IX. Public Benefits - This section/page provides resources pertaining to public benefits available to immigrant DV victims.

X. State Court Actions: U-Visas & T-Visas - This section/page focuses on two types of immigrant protection and relief: U-Visa & T-Visas certification.

XI. State Court Actions: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status - This section/page focuses on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).

XII.  Civil Protection Orders - This section/page provides information on drafting jurisdictionally sound Protection orders.

XIII. Additional Information: Websites & Documents - This section/page provides links to DV-Immigration websites and additional documents.

This project was supported by Justice for Families Grant No. 2015-FJ-AX-0013 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, US Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.