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ASISTA Resource directory Mar 24, 2026

Advisories, Newsletters, Q&A

ASISTA and its partners create extensive practice advisories about policies and procedures related to VAWAs, U and T visas and more. Please see below.

VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory Feb 3, 2026

Policy Alert: Policy Manual Updates for VAWA

Reviews USCIS policy-manual updates issued on December 22, 2025 affecting VAWA adjudication and flags the practical consequences for current filings.

VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Cross-forum
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ASISTA Practice advisory Jan 1, 2026

ASISTA VAWA Age-In Rule

Explains the statutory age-in rule for VAWA derivatives and offers practical guidance on preserving derivative eligibility as children age out.

VAWA / U / T Children and SIJS Family-based practice USCIS Cross-forum
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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 24, 2025

ASISTA Practice Alert: USCIS Wet Ink Signature RFEs & NOIDs (April 24, 2025)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory Mar 3, 2025

Practice Alert: New ICE Guidance on Current or Potential Victim-Based Benefits (Updated March 3, 2025)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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ASISTA Practice advisory Mar 1, 2025

Practice Alert: Successful Arguments in Federal District Court For Expansive Analysis of U Visa Qualifying Criminal Activity (March 2025)

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VAWA / U / T Family-based practice USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Jan 15, 2025

Judicial Review of Visa Decisions After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Department of State v. Muñoz

In 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

Asylum Removal defense Family-based practice Court of appeals Consular processing Direct PDF
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