With a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Legal Momentum and the Vera Institute of Justice formed the National Immigrant Victims Access to Justice Partnership in October 2009. Through field-tested materials – including a U-Visa Toolkit for Law Enforcement – the Partnership’s goal is to facilitate cooperation between immigrant victims of crime and law enforcement.
Under this grant, the Partnership will conduct thirteen trainings for law enforcement agencies on the U-visa, which provides legal immigration status for victims of crime who cooperate with law enforcement. The trainings focus on:
The Partnership has held trainings for law enforcement in:
Honolulu, Hawaii - January 2011
Appleton, Wisconsin - November 2010
San Francisco, California - September 2010
Washington, DC - May 2010
Community members or law enforcement officials who are interested in learning more about future trainings or hosting one should contact Leslye Orloff or Rodolfo Estrada.