The New York State Court System formed the Advisory Council on Immigration Issues in Family Court in 2015. Its members represent a community of judges, lawyers, experts and advocates who recognize the essential role that adjudicating Family Courts matters plays in Immigrants’ lives.
The Advisory Council’s Guidance Memos can be found below. More information on the Advisory Council and its work can be found on the NY Courts website.
- Guardianship Matters and Applications for Special Immigrant Juvenile (“SIJ”) Findings – July 2022
- Family Court Role in U Nonimmigrant Status Certification – June 2017
- Adverse Consequences to Family Court Dispositions, Chart and Glossary – October 2017
- International Service Requirements and Foreign Documents – March 2019
- Immigration Issues Relevant to Questions of Employment in Support Proceedings – September 2020
- Participation in Family Court Proceedings by Respondents Detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement – December 2020
- When ICE Shows Up in Human Trafficking Court
- New York Family Court Act
- How the United States Immigration System Works – American Immigration Council
- New York Courts Glossary of State Law Issues
- The Rights of Immigrants in Family Court
- Immigrant Advocates Response Collaborative
- Immigrant Survivor Employment Access Project
- Immigrants and State Courts: State Law, the New York Family Court Act & Federal Immigration Law, Policy and Enforcement
- A video webinar hosted by Terry Lawson and Denise Kronstadt
