The Bridge to Safety: What Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Need to Know About Immigrant Survivors’ Legal Rights to Access Benefits and Services

In this final episode on benefits and services for immigrant domestic and sexual violence survivors, Director Leslye Orloff, Assistant Director Rafaela Rodrigues of NIWAP at American University Washington College of Law, and Elliott Casey from the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council continue their discussion with a focus on the importance of victim access to benefits and services from the perspective of law enforcement and prosecutors. The speakers cover key dos and don’ts when assisting immigrant victims with accessing benefits and services, and address questions about how prosecutors’ discovery obligations align with the support they provide to survivors—helping victims achieve safety, economic stability, and greater cooperation in criminal investigations and prosecutions.

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