niwaplibrary.wcl.american.eduNIWAP Web Library

National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project Web Library Menu Introduction Contact Training Trainings NIWAP Conference 2023 Technical Assistance Directory, Newsletters, Webinars, Podcasts Directory Newsletters Webinars *NIWAP Podcast Series Directory Manuals Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book Table of Contents Empowering Survivors – Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault Manual Breaking Barriers – Immigrants and Domestic Violence Manual Dynamics, Culture, & Safety Demographics Trauma-Informed Assistance Dynamics, Interviewing, Safety Planning, Collaboration and Best Practices State STOP FVPSA VOCA Administrators Research NIWAP Social Science Research Immigrant Survivors Stories Immigration Training Materials: Immigration Relief for Immigrant Crime Victims and Immigrant Children VAWA Self Petition and Other Forms of VAWA Immigration Relief Visa Holder Abused Spouses U and T Visa Training Materials Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Battered Spouse Waiver VAWA Confidentiality Training Materials: VAWA Confidentiality Family Law Training Materials Family Law Judges Training Materials For Judges and Courts (SJI & NJN) U and T Visa Certification Toolkit for Judges, Courts and Judicial Officers Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Bench Book Table of Contents Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Training Materials for Law Enforcement Training Materials for Prosecutors Training Tools for Prosecutors on the U & T Visas and Criminal Court Case Strategies U and T Visa Certification Toolkit for Law Enforcement and Prosecutors Legal Services Public Benefits Interactive Public Benefits Map Public Benefits State Charts & Maps Public Benefits and Services Access for Immigrant Survivors Resources and Support for Immigrant Survivors Suring the COVID-19 Pandemic Public Charge Education & Financial Aid Healthcare Housing VOCA Language Access Language Access Materials for Police and Prosecutors Training Materials Language Access Multilingual Materials by Title Multilingual Materials by Language Regulations And Policies Statutes Legislative History Victim Advocates Amicus Briefs Introduction 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 legal and social science 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 crime victims, women and children. NIWAP is a national expert on the legal rights and services available to immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child and elder abuse, stalking, human trafficking, and other violence, sharing this expertise through training, comprehensive publications, and technical assistance for judges, law enforcement, prosecutors, lawyers, and victim advocates nationwide. NIWAP leads national training , education, and technical assistance enhancing the knowledge and capacity of professionals to better serve immigrant survivors. This makes laws more effective. NIWAP’s legal and social science research creates the documentation that leads to transformation in laws, policies, and practices improving help for immigrant survivors. NIWAP’s policy advocacy work build’s networks of support and advises key decision makers to promotes access to justice, legal protections, social services and economic justice for immigrant crime victims and immigrant women. Through our work, NIWAP will engage a new generation of lawyers and advocates in work that benefits immigrant women, children, and immigrant survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes. NIWAP is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information see the NIWAP Brochure . Tweet Published June 10, 2014 Donate Here For technical assistance on the legal rights of immigrant crime victims, please contact us at (202)274-4457 or at info@niwap.org Other resources: Directory of programs with experience serving immigrant victims State-by-state map of available public benefits View past webinar recordings, PSAs, and a set of roll call training videos for law enforcement at NIWAP’s YouTube Channel Peer-to-Peer Opportunities: Communities of Practices and Roundtable Follow us on Twitter! Follow @NIWAP_WCL Listen to our Podcast on Spotify & SoundCloud! Spotify Soundcloud Search for: © 2024 NIWAP Library. All Rights Reserved. Coller Theme by Rohit . Home (April 26, 2024) North Platte, Nebraska Community Safety Forum Training- Legal Protections for Immigrant Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence that Enhance Victim and Community Safety *Access to Public and Assisted Housing VAWA Self-Petitioners (October 2022) *All NIWAP Newsletters *All NIWAP Research *All NIWAP Webinars *All State Demographics (updated October 16, 2023) *All State Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Charts (October 20, 2021) *All State Public Benefits Charts and Interactive Public Benefits Map (2022) *Amicus Briefs- Violence Against Women Act-VAWA Self-Petitions, Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of Removal *Amicus Briefs-Employment and Immigrants *Amicus Briefs-Family Law *Amicus Briefs-Federal Preemption in Immigration Law *Amicus Briefs-Gender Based Asylum *Amicus Briefs-Gender Discrimination in U.S. Immigration Laws *Amicus Briefs-Public Benefits Access for Immigrants *Amicus Briefs-Special Immigrant Juvenile Status *Amicus Briefs-The International Marriage Broker Act *Amicus Briefs-Trauma, Testimony and Child Brain Development *Amicus Briefs-Trauma, Testimony, and Adult Victims *Amicus Briefs-U Visa *Amicus Briefs-VAWA Confidentiality *Battered Spouse Waiver (BSW) Webinar and Training Materials (November 18, 2021) *Bench Cards *Best Interest of the Child Statutes – State-by-State Maps and Comparison Charts (December 2017) *Best Practices for Advocacy-Initiated Response (AIR) working with Immigrant Crime Victims *Breaking Barriers Table of Contents *California’s U Visa Certification Law (Penal Code Section 679.10) *Child Custody and Immigration-Related Abuse: Myths and Best Practices National Webinar (December 13, 2021) *Coercive Control in Families, the Impact on Children and Extreme Cruelty (Presentation by Evan Stark) *Connecticut: U Visa Certification Law and Implementing Law Enforcement Protocol (2010) *Custody of Children in Mixed-Status Families: Preventing the Misunderstanding and Misuse of Immigration Status in State-Court Custody Proceedings *Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration Policies Released in 2021 and 2022: That Are Important for Immigrant Survivors (October 14, 2021, Last Updated May 17, 2022) *Department of Homeland Security’s Interactive Infographic on Protections for Immigrant Victims *Dynamics, Screening, Interviewing, Safety Planning, Collaboration and Best Practices (February 6, 2023) *Electronic Evidence *Empowering Survivors Table of Contents *Evidence Checklists *Evidence Checklists For Work With Immigrant Survivors (February 11, 2017) *Family Law *Family Law FAQs *Family Law Service of Process and Jurisdiction Requirements Charts *Financing college for DACAmented and undocumented students *Gender-based Asylum 2018 policies have no effect on VAWA protections for Immigrant Domestic Violence Victims *Guide to Obtaining U Visa Certifications Practice Advisory (July 2017) *Healthcare Available to Immigrant Crime Victims During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic *Healthcare: Understanding the Affordable Care Act and How it Affects Immigrant Survivors” (Webinar-April 16, 2015) *Housing for Immigrant Survivors Training Materials *How to Get a Detained Person to Court for Family Court Cases Involving Children *How VAWA Confidentiality Impacts Discovery in Cases Involving Immigrant Survivors (updated November 18, 2022) *ICE Attorneys VAWA Confidentiality...