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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice manual Apr 26, 2024

Guidance for SIJS State Court Predicate Orders in California- What You Need to Know in 2024

This updated guidance, written with our partners Immigrant Legal Defense (ILD), International Rescue Committee (IRC), and Legal Services for Children (LSC), includes recommendations for what information to include in state court predicate orders for special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) in California. It incorporates guidance from the 2022 SIJS regulations as well as the USCIS Policy Manual, and includes helpful citations to California law. It also includes sample predicate orders from family

Family-based practice Special immigrant Children and SIJS USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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NIWAP Library Resource directory Apr 25, 2024

Trauma, Testimony, and Adult Victims

Gabriel Perez Cruz v. Barr , (July 2 2020) U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit. NIWAP assisted the Family Violence Appellate Project in California in developing, securing social science support for and national sign ons from 16 organizations nationally for this 9th Circuit Amicus Brief in which we were represented by Haney and Boone LLP. The brief discussed the mental health impact of domestic violence and coercive control in abusive relationships and perpetrators who coerce their victims into com

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ASISTA Practice advisory May 8, 2023

Unofficial Notes from USCIS Stakeholder Call on VAWA, U, and T Issues (May 8, 2023)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2023

ASISTA Notes from USCIS CAM Stakeholder Engagement & Highlights from April 2023 Expansion (April 2023)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Mar 29, 2023

ASISTA Practice Advisory: Ongoing Receipt Delays in Humanitarian Cases (March 29, 2023)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 24, 2023

VAWA Cancellation of Removal

Cancellation of removal under the Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) is an often overlooked form of relief for noncitizen survivors of abuse who are faced with removal proceedings. Compared with cancellation of removal for nonpermanent residents (“non-LPR cancellation”), VAWA cancellation is usually a more generous, lenient option for many survivors. In addition, unlike spouse self-petitions, there is no deadline to apply for cancellation after a divorce or loss of immigration status by the abu

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jun 1, 2022

VAWA Practice Advisory: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2022

ASISTA COVID-19 Practice Pointer: COVID Testing & Vaccination Requirements for Travel to the United States (Updated April 2022)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 1, 2022

Updated ASISTA Practice Advisory: The Impact of Matter of L-N-Y- (April 2022)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Feb 11, 2022

How to Recapture/Retain and Utilize Priority Dates

This practice advisory contains numerous practical examples to assist in understanding how to recapture and retain priority dates in the family immigration context. It includes discussions and examples of how this concept intersects with other provisions of law, such as the Child Status Protection Act (CSPA), and adjustment of status under § 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). A brief discussion and summary of the utilization of cross-chargeability of priority dates is also incl

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ASISTA Practice manual Nov 1, 2021

Advisory on new T Visa sections of the USCIS Policy Manual (November 2021)

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ASISTA Practice advisory Jul 2, 2021

Albence Practice Advisory (Updated 6/21/2021): Stay Extended through July 2, 2021

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