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National Webinar: Battered Spouse Waiver: Immigration Relief Available for Abused Immigrant Spouses of U.S. Citizens

National Webinar: Battered Spouse Waiver: Immigration Relief Available for Abused Immigrant Spouses of U.S. Citizens

Date: November 18th, 2021 at 1 - 2:30pm ET

Hosted by: NIWAP at American University Washington College of Law

Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jMZua6ZPQragu4LOqJGktw

Webinar Description

Battered Spouse Waivers, like VAWA self-petitions, were created by Congress to provide immigration relief for abused spouses of U.S. citizens and their children. Through the battered spouse waiver abused immigrant spouses can obtain full lawful permanent residency without having to remain in their abusive marriage for two years and without their abuser’s cooperation or knowledge. This free interactive webinar is open to attorneys, judges, victim advocates and other professionals who encounter abused immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens in their work.

This webinar will provide an overview of the battered spouse waiver, compare it to the VAWA self-petition and other waivers available to immigrant spouses. We will discuss best practices for applications, DHS adjudications, implications of battered spouse waivers for family court cases, VAWA confidentiality protections, and benefits access for battered spouse waiver applicants. Attendees will receive a full legislative history and Department of Homeland Security policies and information about the battered spouse waivers.

Faculty

Leslye Orloff, Director, National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project
Veronica Thronson, Clinical Professor of Law & Director of the MSU Law Clinics, Michigan State University College of Law
Judge Rosemary Collins, (Retired), 17th Judicial Circuit Court, Winnebago County, Rockford, Illinois

Formed in 1998, the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence is a dynamic partnership between Futures Without Violence and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges with support from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. Since 1999, the NJIDV has provided highly interactive, skills-based domestic violence workshops for judges and judicial officers nationwide.

The NJIDV offers a continuum of judicial education, including the Enhancing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases (EJS) Workshops, Continuing Judicial Skills in Domestic Violence Cases (CJS) Programs, Faculty Development, and replication and adaptation of the NJIDV programs for states, territories, and tribal jurisdictions.

The NJIDV also connects with other judicial education programs developed by NCJFCJ and Futures Without Violence to offer additional specialized programs (such as Abuse in Later Life and Teen Dating Violence) to judicial officers.

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The purpose of the NJIDV is to provide exceptional judicial education to promote positive system changes focused on improving court system responses to intimate partner violence.

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In addition to the NJIDV courses, we offer technical assistance (virtual and in-person) on ways courts can implement strategies for improving systemic responses to domestic violence cases.

Are you interested in a particular topic and want to know more? Do you want to make a change and wonder if other courts have already done similar work? Have you heard about a promising practice and want help with implementation? We can make that happen! Check out the Contact Us section to request technical assistance.

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National Webinar: Battered Spouse Waiver: Immigration Relief Available for Abused Immigrant Spouses of U.S. Citizens	Nov 17, 2021
Upcoming Course and New Resource	Sep 30, 2021
Welcome to the NEW NJIDV	Jun 4, 2021

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