New Practice Advisory: Insight into USCIS's Application of the "No-Blanks" Policy to U-Visa Petitions (November 23, 2020)
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), ASISTA and the Domestic Violence Project (DVP) of the Urban Justice Center have published a new practice advisory based on new USCIS documentation obtained by FOIA litigation brought by Cleary Gottlieb on behalf of DVP.
Why it matters
Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from ASISTA on VAWA / U / T; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.
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VAWA / U / T
Family-based practice
Workflows
Immigration court deadline
BIA, PFR, and federal court
USCIS and AAO appeals
VAWA, U, T, and survivor relief
Naturalization and adjustment
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USCIS
Immigration court
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