II. New Mexico Specific DV-Immigration Resources

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

A. Documents:

1. The Domestic Violence, Immigration and Child Custody Court Guide (adapted from the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Domestic Violence and Allocation of Parental Rights and Responsibilities Court Guide) is a tool to consider domestic violence-related information presented in these cases and assess the impact of this information in light of possible future risks, statutory best interest factors, potential immigration considerations, and appropriate parenting time arrangements.  The Guide is meant to bring to the forefront the intersection of this information to help courts craft orders that maximizes safety and well-being of the children and their parents.
2. The Immigration and Domestic Violence Risk Factor Guide for Civil Judges is a tool to assist Civil Court judges in identifying domestic violence risk factors and to offer legal remedies or specific conditions that may be appropriate that respond to the correlating risk. This Guide also includes special considerations that are present for immigrants, particularly individuals who are undocumented, have temporary status, or are part of mixed-status families or communities. This Guide may also be valuable in assisting courts in crafting parenting plans, parental access and visitation orders in cases involving domestic violence. The Guide is not exhaustive, is not meant to be a substitute for the court’s discretion in determining the credibility of the allegations and weight of each factor and is not meant to be filled out, scored in any way, or placed in any court file.
3. Access to State Funded Public Benefits in New Mexico Based on Immigration Status (August 28, 2017)

 B. Video:

• NM Diversity [2:33] – Discusses diversity in NM and statistics regarding NM immigrant population.

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DV-Immigration Resources Sections/Pages:

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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.