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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Jun 7, 2020

Practice Alert: Advising Non-Citizen Clients About their Right to Protest

The purpose of this practice advisory is to assist immigration attorneys who are advising their clients regarding their decision to participate in a protest or demonstration by providing a checklist of issues to consider and address. While the decision rests with the client, it is important to provide information so they may make an informed decision about their choice to participate and so they may understand the consequences of participating as well as measures they can take to minimize their

Evidence and procedure Cross-forum Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory May 12, 2020

COVID-19 Practice Pointer: Initial Filings of U/T visa petitions and VAWA self-petitions with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) (Current as of May 12, 2020)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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National Immigrant Justice Center Template motion May 7, 2020

Translation Form: Divorce Decree

Call and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding.

Evidence and procedure Immigration court BIA Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory May 6, 2020

Practice Alert: The Impact of Barton v. Barr on Eligibility for Cancellation of Removal

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an adverse, 5-4 decision in Barton v. Barr , No. 18-725 (U.S. Apr. 23, 2020), a case regarding the “stop-time rule” and eligibility for cancellation of removal. The Court held that committing an offense “listed in” the inadmissibility grounds at INA § 212(a)(2) stops time for purposes of cancellation, even for an admitted LPR who cannot be charged as removable under the inadmissibility grounds. The Barton opinion will primarily limit eligibility f

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Apr 22, 2020

Standards of Review Applied by the Board of Immigration Appeals

This practice advisory discusses the standards of review that the Board of Immigration Appeals is required to employ when it reviews appeals of immigration judge decisions. The advisory suggests arguments practitioners can make when the Board applies an incorrect standard of review. The advisory also includes an appendix containing citations to select circuit court decisions reversing agency decisions on this basis.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 21, 2020

A Guide to State Laws on U Visa and T Visa Certifications

U nonimmigrant status and T nonimmigrant status, often called “U visas” and “T visas,” are humanitarian forms of immigration relief for crime survivors. Congress created these forms of relief with the dual purpose of aiding law enforcement, by encouraging crime victims to cooperate, and providing humanitarian relief for crime survivors. Both forms of relief have a certification process by which applicants request certification from a law enforcement agency to document their cooperation. In recen

Crimes and categorical approach Consular practice VAWA / U / T Cross-forum Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 21, 2020

Memo on the Equal Protection Implications of Immigration-Related Prosecutorial Considerations

Increasingly prosecutors are asked to c on sider immigrati on c on sequences in the charging and plea-bargaining process. Some states have adopted policies requiring prosecutors to c on sider such c on sequences, see, e.g., Cal. Pen. C. § 1016.3(b), and some prosecutor offices have adopted internal guidelines mandating the c on siderati on of immigrati on c on sequences. This advisory provides c on text for why such a prosecutorial policy or practice is legally necessary and permitted, if not ma

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 15, 2020

Using and Defending California Penal Code § 1473.7 Vacaturs in Immigration Proceedings: Sample Memorandum of Law and Table of BIA Cases

In 2016, California passed California Penal Code § 1473.7, a critical post-conviction relief vehicle for people no longer in criminal custody to move to eliminate prior convictions that violated constitutional and statutory rights to due process and effective assistance of counsel. Under decades of legal precedent, prior offenses vacated on this basis are outside the federal immigration definition of "conviction." Nevertheless, some DHS attorneys incorrectly argue that § 1473.7 vacaturs are not

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