Middlesex County Webinar Registration: Legal Rights of Immigrant Survivors: Immigration Relief, VAWA Confidentiality and Public Benefits

Webinar Description: Victim advocates, attorneys, justice system, and other
professionals play a crucial role helping immigrant survivors of
domestic violence, child/elder abuse, sexual assault, stalking, and
human trafficking gain access to justice and the full range of
services and assistance they are legally entitled to receive. This
webinar will provide an overview of the paths to legal immigration
status for survivors of crime and abuse. It will also detail how filing
for immigration, relief expands access to publicly funded benefits
and services for immigrant victims and their children in New Jersey.
Participants will build skills to identify the benefits for which
immigrant victims qualify and best practices for accompanying
immigrant survivors applying for benefits they or their children are
eligible to receive. In addition, the webinar will address the VAWA
confidentiality protections against deportation for victims and
special issues that arise for immigrant survivors accessing public
benefits. Webinar attendees will receive access to tools, training
materials, resources, and technical assistance to support their work
with immigrant survivors and their children.