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
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
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