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Rosalina Lopez-Umanzor

Rosalina Lopez-Umanzor, Board of Immigration Appeals (2004) and the U.C. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (2004). Amicus briefs discussing violations of a victim’s due process rights when an immigration judge denies the victim the opportunity to present expert testimony on domestic violence in a cancellation of removal case and presenting social science data that influences how judges should make credibility determinations in VAWA cancellation of removal cases (Kirkpatrick and Lockhart, Pro

NIWAP Library Amicus brief Oct 24, 2023 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.

Topics

Removal defense VAWA / U / T

Forums

Immigration court BIA Court of appeals

Jurisdictions

9th Circuit