ASISTA provides national leadership, advocacy, training, and technical support to enhance access to safety and justice for immigrant crime survivors. About ASISTA Our Programs ASISTA’s mission is to advance the dignity, rights and liberty of immigrant survivors of violence. Our vision is that immigrants live in a just world free from violence. LEARN MORE Meet the Team ASISTA is a national non-profit dedicated to helping attorneys and advocates assist immigrant survivors of crime with their… Learn about the many benefits ASISTA membership can offer attorneys and advocates that serve immigrant survivors of violence. Feb 26, 2019 · U Visas Overview U visas are a form of immigration benefits for survivors of certain crimes who have been helpful in the investigation or prosecution of that crime. This library contains information about U visa requirements, the law, policy, advocacy, practice pointers and more. Overview U Visa Legal Authority – Statutes – U Visa Adjustment… VAWA Self-Petition The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows battered immigrants to petition for legal status in the United States without relying on abusive U.S.citizen or legal permanent resident spouses, parents or children to sponsor their Adjustment of Status (Form I-485) applications. This section contains information on VAWA history, regulation, legislation, reauthorization acts Technical Assistance What is Technical Assistance? ASISTA’s technical assistance (TA) is individualized case help that is intended exclusively for attorneys, DOJ accredited representatives, and advocates who are serving immigrant survivors of violence in a professional capacity. We help them answer complex issues and questions that arise in VAWA, U, and T visa cases as well… Programs Case Assistance (TA) Policy Advocacy Training Case Assistance (Also known as Technical Assistance/TA) ASISTA’s technical assistance (TA) is individualized case help that is intended exclusively for attorneys, DOJ

accredited representatives, and advocates who are serving immigrant survivors of violence in a professional capacity. We help them answer complex issues and questions that here. If they don’t, or they might but you don’t’ know it, it is fine to omit. T visas are an immigration benefit for victims of severe forms of human trafficking This library contains information about T visa requirements, the law, policy, advocacy, practice pointers and more. Amy Cheung is Senior Legal Counsel with ASISTA Immigration Assistance, where she provides training, technical assistance, and litigation support on U visa, T visa, and VAWA-related issues. Previously, Amy was a staff attorney at the Tahirih Justice Center where she represented immigrant women and children in their applications for asylum, VAWA, and U and T visa applications. Before that, she