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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Oct 5, 2021

Immigration Lawsuits and the APA: The Basics of a District Court Action

This Practice Advisory discusses the primary issues involved in a suit brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to challenge an unlawful agency action. The Advisory provides examples of how these issues have been decided in immigration cases and arguments that can be made to meet the various procedural requirements for an APA action.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Sample brief Sep 23, 2021

Enforcement Priorities Litigation Update: September 2021

There have been many recent developments regarding the litigation challenges to the Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities. This brief guide provides a quick summary to help you keep up. In short, the Enforcement Priorities are currently still in effect, although a change could come within the next few weeks. Below you will additionally find the Fifth Circuit’s temporary stay of the lower federal district court’s preliminary injunction order. While these issues are quickly moving

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 26, 2021

Potential Remedies for Immigrant Families After Losing a Family Member to the Pandemic – Widow(er)s of U.S. Citizens, 204(l), and Humanitarian Reinstatement

Mortality from COVID-19 meant that many immigrant families grieved over lost family members, and simultaneously were faced with the loss of an immigration benefit that may have depended on the deceased relative. This practice advisory will explore the options that may remain for a surviving relative who has lost someone to COVID-19 where an immigration benefit was also involved. The three possible remedies are: Survivor benefits for widow(er)s of U.S. citizens (USCs) under INA § 201(b)(2)(A)(i);

Family-based practice VAWA / U / T Cross-forum Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 29, 2021

Applying for Adjustment of Status Through VAWA

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) allows certain noncitizens (regardless of gender) abused by a family member to seek immigration relief by "self-petitioning" based on the abusive relative's immigration status, without having to involve that abusive family member in the immigration process, and based on that VAWA designation, apply for lawful permanent resident status (a "green card"). Obtaining lawful permanent resident status through VAWA is generally a two-step process: one, filing the VA

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 21, 2021

July 2021 Updates on Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Act

The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (LRIF) created a limited-term program allowing many Liberians living in the United States to apply for permanent residence. Initially, LRIF’s application period opened on December 20, 2019 and was set to expire on December 20, 2020. On January 3, 2021, however, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, extending the application period for LRIF for another year, until December 20, 2021.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 8, 2021

Sanchez v. Mayorkas: TPS and Adjustment after the Supreme Court’s Decision

In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Sanchez v. Mayorkas that addressed a circuit split regarding whether a grant of TPS was an “admission” such that it allowed an applicant for permanent residence to meet the threshold “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement to adjust status within the United States. Previously, the Sixth, Ninth, and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeal had held that it did, whereas the Eleventh, Fifth, and Third Circuits had held that it did not. In San

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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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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jul 2, 2021

Special Considerations when Screening Youth for T Visa Eligibility

T visas are a crucial but often underutilized form of relief for youth who have survived trafficking. This advisory gives an overview of special considerations practitioners should keep in mind when screening youth for T visa eligibility. It gives helpful tips that practitioners can use to ensure that they fully assess a child’s eligibility while minimizing retraumatization.

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Jun 30, 2021

Strategies and Considerations in the Wake of Niz-Chavez v. Garland

In Niz-Chavez v. Garland , 141 S. Ct. 1474 (2021), the Supreme Court held that a Notice to Appear must convey the time and place of the hearing in a single document in order to trigger the stop-time rule in cancellation of removal cases, and that a subsequently-issued hearing notice does not stop time if the Notice to Appear did not include the required information. The rationale underlying the Court’s decision, however, more broadly affects both ongoing and closed cases initiated by defective N

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 25, 2021

U Visa Derivatives Age-Out Practice Advisory

For many family members, being a derivative on a U petition may be the only way they will be able to get legal status in the United States. Because of this, it is important to understand when a derivative can be included on a petition and USCIS’s current interpretation of age-out protections. ICWC and ILRC wrote this advisory to address a changed interpretation of age-out protections for U visa derivatives.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 24, 2021

California State Laws on the U Visa

California has passed four bills in recent years concerning access to the U visa, an important form of immigration status. Although the federal government decides who receives a U visa, the state can increase access to the remedy by creating processes for noncitizens to obtain a U visa certification from law enforcement, a necessary part of the U visa petition. All of the bills address U visa certification. This advisory describes the California bills, who they apply to, and how practitioners ca

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