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BIA Amicus Invitation 2016-0609 Amicus brief Arkansas 2015 U and T visa certification law requiring that each law enforcement agency in the state adopt a policy for the completion and signing of T and U certifications within 30 days of receiving the request. Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on BIA Appeals; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available	BIA appeals Children and SIJS BIA	Feb 1, 2026	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Nvart Idinyan (formerly Nvart Huckfeldt) (August 9 2005) Board of Immigration Appeals Amicus brief Nvart Idinyan (formerly Nvart Huckfeldt) (August 9 2005) Board of Immigration Appeals. The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, represented by Crowell and Moring, filed this amicus in support of the immigration judge’s finding that plaintiff qualified for cancellation of removal under VAWA and refuting DHS assertion that once a victim reached a “safe house” she should no longer have access to VAWA provisions. (Crowell and Moring, Pro Bono) Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available	Removal defense BIA appeals VAWA / U / T Immigration court BIA	Feb 1, 2026	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Perales v. Ashcroft, (2003) U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit Amicus brief Perales-Cumpean, A76 386 969, Board of Immigration Appeals (2001), U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit (2003). Amicus brief discussing the any credible evidence standard and the definition of battery or extreme cruelty in an immigrant rape and domestic violence victim’s Violence Against Women Act suspension of deportation case (National immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, BIA, Arnold and Porter, Pro Bono 10th Circuit) Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library 10th Circuit Direct PDF available	Removal defense BIA appeals Federal court VAWA / U / T BIA Court of appeals	Feb 1, 2026	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Arguijo v. USCIS (July 24 2020) US Court of Appeals 7th Circuit Amicus brief The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) represents Jennifer Arguijo, who was 11 years old when her mother married her stepfather, who turned out to be abusive. Applying BIA case law from other contexts, VSC held that a stepchild-stepfather relationship ends after the biological parent divorces the stepparent, unless there is a “continuing relationship” between the stepchild and stepfather. NIJC sought reconsideration, and appealed to the AAO. The AAO affirmed the VSC’s decision to deny the Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library 7th Circuit Direct PDF available	Removal defense BIA appeals Federal court VAWA / U / T USCIS Immigration court BIA Court of appeals	Nov 1, 2023	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Rosario v. Holder (May 10 2010) US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit Amicus brief Rosario v. Holder (May 10 2010) US Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit. National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women respectfully moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure for 29 for leave to file an amicus brief in support of Appellant Josefa Rosario. Client placed in removal proceedings, concedes removability and applies for VAWA Cancellation of Removal. IJ denies cancellation based on finding that there is not substantial evidence of battery to the extent envisioned by the st Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library 2nd Circuit Direct PDF available	Removal defense BIA appeals Federal court VAWA / U / T Immigration court BIA Court of appeals	Nov 1, 2023	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
In The Matter of: Suyi Varquero-Cubias Amicus brief In The Matter of: Suyi Varquero-Cubias (April 5 2016) Board of Immigration Appeals. NIWAP, represented by Tahirih Justice Center and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, participated filed this brief in a case of a battered immigrant from El Salvador who separated from her abusive boyfriend and her abuser continued to stalk, sexually assault, and threaten her for the next two years until she fled in fear of her life for the United States. The Immigration Judge denied her asylum case based on t Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available	Asylum BIA appeals Immigration court BIA	Oct 24, 2023	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Obiaga and Berrocal v. Ashcroft Amicus brief Obiaga and Berrocal v. Ashcroft, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit (2005). Amicus brief discussing any credible evidence rules and extreme cruelty in VAWA Cancellation of Removal cases. (National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild). Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library 9th Circuit Direct PDF available	Removal defense BIA appeals VAWA / U / T BIA Court of appeals	Oct 24, 2023	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗
Nelsa Rosa Hernandez Cabrera; A.J.E.H. v. U.S. US Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit Amicus brief Nelsa Rosa Hernandez Cabrera; A.J.E.H. v. U.S., NIWAP filed an amicus curiae on behalf of Nelsa Rosa Hernandez Cabrera; A.J.E.H., the petitioner is a domestic violence victim, from Honduras, who suffered physical abuse and enormous amount of control from her husband. The amicus will be filed in the Fourth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals in a case that Hernandez Cabrera is seeking to overturn a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals that denied her request seeking asylum. Winston & Strawn Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it.	NIWAP Library 4th Circuit Direct PDF available	Asylum BIA appeals Federal court BIA Court of appeals	Sep 20, 2023	View record Official source ↗ PDF ↗