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ASISTA Training May 16, 2019

ASISTA Newsletter April 2019

In this month's "newsletter" we share strategies for addressing and challenging the latest, myriad attacks on immigrant crime survivors seeking secure status and defending against deportation, including a new advocacy project we hope you will join. Come discuss these and other emerging hot topics at one of our Spring pre-conference all-day CLE trainings!

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Mar 15, 2019

Court Decision Ensures Timely Adjudication of Employment Applications Filed by Initial Asylum Applicants

On July 26, 2018, in a national class action, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must adjudicate asylum applicants’ initial (first time) applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) within 30 days.

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2019

Appendix: Sample Language for Submitting Initial Fee Waiver Requests or Contesting Denials (February 2019).

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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 1, 2019

Appendix: Sample Language for Submitting Initial Fee Waiver Requests or Contesting Denials in Word version (February 2019)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jan 3, 2019

Responding to Inappropriate RFEs and NOIDs in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Cases

In July 2018, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum that limits the circumstances in which it will issue Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID). This practice advisory provides an overview of the law governing RFEs and NOIDs, outlines the changes to USCIS policy announced in the July 2018 policy memo, and sets forth a six-step process to follow when responding to requests for additional evidence. The advisory also includes sample arguments to make when responding to comm

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 20, 2018

Representing Naturalization Clients in the Wake of USCIS's New NTA Memo

USCIS's Policy Memorandum of June 28, 2018, provides new guidance for when USCIS will issue a Notice to Appear (NTA) to applicants requesting immigration benefits. This practice advisory outlines the NTA Memo’s impact on naturalization cases. Specifically, this advisory discusses the NTA Memo’s particular directives for naturalization cases; provides the legal context for when a naturalization applicant can be placed in removal proceedings; discusses best practices for preparing a naturalization

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Dec 18, 2018

The Selective Service and Naturalization Applications

Males living in the United States between the ages of 18 and 26, including naturalization applicants, must register for the Selective Service. While failure to register for the Selective Service is not a statutory or regulatory bar, it may still stop a person from naturalizing. This practice advisory will look deeper into the Selective Service requirements, how USCIS will evaluate the case depending on the good moral character time period, and discuss possible strategies for overcoming a failure

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ASISTA Practice advisory Dec 5, 2018

Annotated Notes and Practice Pointers: USCIS Teleconference on Notice to Appear (NTA) Updated Policy Guidance (December 5, 2018)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Sep 27, 2018

2018 Notes from National Stakeholder Engagement Updated Notice to Appear (NTA) Policy Guidance (September 27, 2018)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 31, 2018

Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in Affirmative Cases

USCIS recently issued updated guidance on when it will refer a person to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or issue a Notice to Appear (NTA, the charging document that begins a case in immigration court). Advocates must consult this memorandum in evaluating the risk of referral in individual cases, as it now requires USCIS to issue an NTA in any case in which, “upon issuance of an unfavorable decision on an application, petition, or benefit request, the alien is not lawfully present in the

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ASISTA Practice advisory Aug 1, 2018

Practice Advisory: Fee Waivers for VAWA Self-petitions, U and T Visa Applications (August 2018)

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