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Practice Advisory: Tips for Representing U Visa Respondents (July 2019)

ASISTA and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) recently published a new in-depth practice advisory that contains updates in policy and survivor-based advocacy strategies for U visa applicants at different stages of removal proceedings. This includes strategies for helping U visa applicants with final or prior orders of removal, those currently in removal proceedings, and options for survivors if they receive unfavorable decisions in immigration court. This advisory will be update

ASISTA Practice advisory Jul 22, 2019 Direct PDF available

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.

Topics

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

Forums

USCIS Immigration court BIA

Jurisdictions

National