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ASISTA Practice Advisory: Addressing Late-Breaking Inadmissibility Grounds for U Visa Beneficiaries Practice advisory Addresses strategy when inadmissibility issues surface late in a U-visa case and explains how to preserve the case rather than treating the new issue as fatal. Why it matters: Worth including because late-breaking inadmissibility problems create avoidable denials when counsel does not adjust the waiver strategy quickly enough.	ASISTA National	VAWA / U / T Waivers USCIS	Aug 8, 2024	View record Official source ↗
Trauma, Testimony, and Child Brain Development Resource directory BIA Amicus Invitation 2016-0609 (September 1 2016) Board of Immigration Appeals, NIWAP, Crowell and Moring. NIWAP and The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service submitted this amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals discussing the brain development and neuroscience of how having experienced or witnessed trauma impacts the brain development of children and adolescents. The brief argues that in cases of child asylum applicants’ waivers of the one-year deadline based on extraordinary cir Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Asylum materials without searching the entire site.	NIWAP Library National	Asylum Waivers BIA appeals Children and SIJS BIA	Apr 25, 2024	View record Official source ↗
Implications of Judulang v. Holder for LPRs Seeking § 212(c) Relief and for Other Individuals Challenging Arbitrary Agency Policies Practice advisory This Practice Advisory describes the Supreme Court’s decision in Judulang v. Holder, which rejected the BIA’s “comparable grounds” test for § 212(c) relief, and offers strategies for lawful permanent residents and others who may be affected by it. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Adjustment; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.	American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available	Adjustment of status Waivers BIA appeals BIA	Jul 14, 2016	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗

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ASISTA Practice Advisory: Addressing Late-Breaking Inadmissibility Grounds for U Visa Beneficiaries

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Implications of Judulang v. Holder for LPRs Seeking § 212(c) Relief and for Other Individuals Challenging Arbitrary Agency Policies