Practice Advisories & Brief Bank
Public immigration practice advisories, sample briefs, template motions, amicus briefs, and government guidance, organized in one searchable index and linked to the original host.
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Policy Alert: Policy Manual Updates for VAWAReviews USCIS policy-manual updates issued on December 22, 2025 affecting VAWA adjudication and flags the practical consequences for current filings. Why it matters: Useful when you need to see what changed in VAWA adjudication without reading the entire manual revision cold. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Family-based practice
USCIS
Cross-forum
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Feb 3, 2026 | |
ASISTA VAWA Age-In RuleExplains the statutory age-in rule for VAWA derivatives and offers practical guidance on preserving derivative eligibility as children age out. Why it matters: A high-value inclusion because age-out mistakes are difficult to unwind and the advisory translates a technical rule into case-screening guidance. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Children and SIJS
Family-based practice
USCIS
Cross-forum
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Jan 1, 2026 | |
Know Your VAWA Options: Self-Petition Compared with Special Rule Cancellation of RemovalChart-based comparison of VAWA self-petitions and VAWA special-rule cancellation of removal, with eligibility and strategy differences called out side by side. Why it matters: Good counseling tool when the real question is not whether relief exists, but which VAWA pathway makes the most sense in the client’s posture. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Removal defense
Family-based practice
USCIS
Immigration court
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Feb 1, 2025 | |
Judicial Review of Visa Decisions After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Department of State v. MuñozIn Department of State v. Muñoz , 602 U.S. 899 (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that a U.S. citizen and her noncitizen spouse had no access to judicial review of a consular officer’s denial of an immigrant visa. The Court held that a U.S. citizen has no “fundamental liberty interest” i n her spouse’s admission to the United States. This practice advisory, by the American Immigration Council, the International Refugee Assistance Project, and the Consular Accountability Project, is intende Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Removal defense
Family-based practice
Federal court
Consular practice
VAWA / U / T
Entry and admission
Court of appeals
Consular processing
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Jan 15, 2025 |