VII. Immigration Status & Myths
VII. Immigration Status & Myths
A. Documents:
- Bench Card: Overview of Types of Immigration Status (October 14, 2013) 11 pages - “This bench card is designed to provide quick access for state criminal, family, and juvenile court judges to help them identify the various types of status that immigrants in the state court might have. It is aimed at assisting judges in recognizing non-citizen parties before them who might need the advice of immigration counsel or other sources of assistance as to how their immigration status might affect or be affected by actions in their state court case. In addition, it is aimed at assisting state court judges in recognizing how their actions might jeopardize a non-citizen’s immigration status.”
- Common Immigration Issues that Arise in Custody Cases Involving Immigrant Crime Victims and Their Children (March 4, 2014) 3 pages - “This helpful reference covers topics, such as the role of immigration status in custody cases, immigration relief for immigrant crime victims, and common immigration status misconceptions that arise in custody cases.”
B. Video:
- Immigration Status/Visa Types[2:47] – Discusses various forms of immigration status and visa types for immigrants.
- Immigrant Status and Jurisdiction [3:04] – Discusses the effect of immigration status on jurisdiction.
Immigration Status and Jurisdiction WMV
Immigration Status and Jurisdiction MP4
- Immigration Status and Custody[4:39] – Discusses the effect of immigration status on custody.
Immigration Status and Custody WMV
Immigration Status and Custody MP4
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.
