Samuel Cardenas v. Attorney Genera
NIWAP was lead amicus joined by Legal Momentum and the Tahirih Justice Center on a brief submitted to the Third Circuit prepared by the law firm Haynes and Boone. Under VAWA and U.S.C. § 1367, the amici argued that abused immigrant children and stepchildren are entitled to protections regardless of when their abuser obtained lawful permanent residency status. The Amicus Brief urged the 3rd Circuit to reject the Board of Immigration Appeals’ reliance on the Matter of L-L-P, which imposed a timing
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
Workflows
Immigration court deadline
BIA, PFR, and federal court
VAWA, U, T, and survivor relief
Children and SIJS
Forums
BIA
Court of appeals
Jurisdictions
3rd Circuit