Jeffrey S. Chase, Dec. 23, 2019 "Since the issuance of the Attorney General’s decision in Matter of A-B- in June 2018, further guidance from the courts has been slow in coming. The case of A-B- herself remains pending at the BIA. After initially relying...
Immigration Courtside, Jan. 17, 2019 The Hon. Paul W. Schmidt writes: "Here are two redacted “post- Matter of A-B- ” decisions from U.S.Immigration Judges correctly interpreting the law to grant relief to refugee women from Central America...
Jeffrey S. Chase, Dec. 24, 2018 - "Six months after a significant number of U.S. immigration judges cheered a decision intended to revoke the hard-earned right of domestic violence victims to asylum protection, immigration advocates had their chance to cheer...
Prof. Lindsay M. Harris writes : "I write to share a positive decision from the BIA for a mother from El Salvador fleeing domestic violence. It may be helpful on the one-year filing deadline and immigration court backlogs, particular social group, nexus, and...
Matter of H. Estrada, 26 I&N Dec. 749 (BIA 2016) - "Considering the totality of the evidence, we agree with the Immigration Judge that the DHS has established the domestic nature of the respondent’s offense by clear and convincing evidence and that the...
Christina Brown writes, "[Here is an] unpublished BIA decision granting asylum on an A-R-C-G- claim for an unmarried woman in a short term relationship. If you need any additional information, including facts about the case, please do not hesitate to contact...
"On appeal, the petitioner contends that I-A- subjected her to verbal, physical, sexual, and psychological abuse which included repeated threats and graphic descriptions of suicide. The petitioner asserts further that I-A-'s threats to kill himself, the...
"In her motion to reopen, the respondent has provided evidence that she suffered physical, mental, and sexual abuse in EI Salvador at the hands of family members when she was very young, and similar abuse later in her life at the hands of a man she calls her...
"VAWA provides wide-ranging support, including enhanced immigration-related prosecution measures, expanded and better-coordinated federal and state enforcement partnerships, comprehensive immigration law benefits for victims, and expanded federal financial...
"The US Supreme Court ruled that an expansive definition of domestic violence should apply to firearms cases but notes that the ruling does not apply in the immigration law context, apparently recognizing ASISTA's arguments that its decision should not...
"This brief respectfully emphasizes to the Court that a ruling reversing the Court of Appeals based on a broad reading of “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” could have profound effects on immigration law. These include the unintended consequences of...
"The respondent was convicted of domestic abuse - assault and battery under Oklahoma Statute 21, section 644C. which requires assault and battery against certain types of victims. In Steele v. Oklahoma, 778 P.2d 929 (1989), the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals...
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites you to participate in a webinar on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to discuss the various relief options available to victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, and...
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) cordially invite interested stakeholders to participate in a web-ex training session on December 6, 2012 from 2:00-4:00 pm (Eastern). During this training subject matter experts from the USCIS Vermont...
This event was held on Friday, September 7, 2012. Sponsored by the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights and Centre County Women's Resource Center's Civil Legal Representation Project. Link to webcast and speakers Link to materials