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NIWAP Library Resource directory Apr 25, 2024

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United States V. Luciana Moreno-Lopez ; (June 7 2010) United States District Court, Eastern District of Chattanooga. The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, among others, and represented by Dean Hill Rivkin, filed an amicus brief in a case in which undocumented workers had been victims of extortion, when the workers complained to EEOC and the Department of Labor the employer retaliated by triggering the employees detention by the Department of Homeland Security. The workers

Detention / bond Federal court Consular practice Federal district court
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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Feb 13, 2024

USCIS Issues Guidance on Refiled I-589s Following EOIR Dismissal or Termination—FAQs

This Practice Advisory is an update on the FAQs NIPNLG released in October 2023. Following advocacy by NIPNLG with USCIS concerning some unclear language in its Guidance, USCIS updated its instructions on February 12, 2024. This updated Practice Advisory incorporates and analyzes the revised instructions.

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NIWAP Library Amicus brief Nov 2, 2023

United States V. Luciana Moreno-Lopez

Amicus brief in a case in which undocumented workers had been victims of extortion, when the workers complained to EEOC and the Department of Labor the employer retaliated by triggering the employees detention by the Department of Homeland Security.The workers filed and received U-visas as victims of extortion despite this fact, the U.S. attorney brought charges against the workers for document fraud. This amicus brief, filed in the employees’ criminal case, described the history and purpose of

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NIWAP Library Amicus brief Sep 21, 2023

O.M.G. et al v. Wolf et al.

O.M.G. v. Wolf (2020) U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. David Thronson, “Declaration filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in O.M.G. vs Wolf.” NIWAP coordinated a national team of law professors and recruited the law firm of Winston Strum to help draft and develop this declaration that discusses the dangers for children in DHS family detention centers, the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides an excellent overview with social science research data

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Sep 5, 2023

Practice Update: Special Parole Programs

This practice advisory provides updates on recent changes to several special parole programs including Uniting for Ukraine, re-parole for Afghan parolees, parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, family reunification parole, and parole under the Central American Minors program. Included in the advisory are practice tips, examples, and policy updates relevant to eligibility for these programs.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 27, 2023

The Central American Minors (CAM) Program

The Central American Minors program (CAM) is a hybrid refugee and parole program. It benefits minors in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras who have a parent or legal guardian living in the United States under certain forms of immigration status. The program was first introduced in 2014, but was terminated in 2017 under the Trump administration. The Biden administration reinstated the program in 2021 and made enhancements to the program in April 2023. This advisory gives an overview of the CAM

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Mar 24, 2023

Practice Alert: April 2023 Visa Bulletin Changes Impacting SIJS Recipients

On March 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) released the April 2023 Visa Bulletin, in which it announced significant changes to the way certain employment-based visas are allocated. Because children granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS recipients”) receive visas through the employment-based fourth preference category (“EB-4”), these changes impact how long SIJS recipients have to wait before they can apply for adjustment of status (a “green card”). These chan

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 14, 2023

New Policy on TPS and Travel

This practice alert provides an overview of USCIS’s new policy on TPS travel, including a new travel document specific to TPS holders that replaces advance parole, rescission of Matter of Z-R-Z-C- , and clarification of the legal effect of TPS-authorized travel, especially for adjustment of status.

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Dec 13, 2022

A Guide to Obtaining Detention Records

Individuals held in immigration detention facilities have a right to government records about their detention. Those records can help detained or formerly detained people learn more about what happened to them when they were detained and what they experienced, including abusive treatment, difficulty accessing an attorney, and lack of medical care. These government records also may support a legal claim or complaint against the agency that detained the individuals and can help advocates working f

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Sep 27, 2022

Confidentiality of Juvenile Records in California: Guidance for Immigration Practitioners

California has strict confidentiality laws that govern when and to whom records from dependency and youth justice (delinquency) proceedings may be released. Immigration advocates need to be aware of these laws and ensure they are complied with when representing individuals with California juvenile records. This guide provides an overview of the law and practical guidance for how to handle issues of juvenile confidentiality before USCIS.

Special immigrant Children and SIJS USCIS Direct PDF
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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Sep 14, 2022

Whom to Sue and Whom to Serve in Immigration-Related District Court Litigation

This Practice Advisory addresses who is the proper respondent-defendant and recipient for service of process in immigration-related litigation in district court. The Advisory covers whom to sue in specific types of immigration-related actions, including mandamus, Federal Tort Claims Acts (and administrative claims), Bivens, and habeas actions.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Jun 23, 2022

Overview of ICE’s Victim-Centered Directive

This advisory provides an overview of ICE’s new “victim-centered” approach to immigration enforcement based on an August 2021 directive, including who qualifies as a victim and which ICE actions are covered. As part of this new approach, ICE officers and agents are instructed to look out for and in various circumstances exercise prosecutorial discretion in favor of noncitizen survivors of crime as part of their decisions to arrest, detain, release, and refer noncitizens.

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