ASISTA, Sanctuary for Families, Mar. 22, 2021 "On February 13, 2020, ASISTA and Sanctuary for Families filed a lawsuit against ICE challenging former Acting Director Matthew Albence’s authority to eliminate the prima facie determination process for U visa...
Granados Benitez v. Wilkinson "Petitioner Carlos Antonio Granados Benitez seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA" or "Board") denial of his motion to reopen his removal proceedings and to remand to the immigration...
Fernandez Gonzalez v. Cuccinelli "This case presents a challenge to agency delay and inaction. Plaintiffs are aliens unlawfully present in the United States who seek U-Visas as victims of serious crimes who cooperated with law enforcement. They allege that...
Medina Tova v. Zuchowski "On de novo review, Herrera v. USCIS, 571 F.3d 881, 885 (9th Cir. 2009), we hold that 8 C.F.R. § 214.14(f)(4) is not a permissible interpretation of the governing statute insofar as it requires that spouses be married when the Form...
"Victims Guidelines for Prosecutors Act." Enacted by Chapter 112, 2020 General Session, Effective 5/12/2020 "Upon the request of the victim or victim's family member, a certifying official from a certifying entity shall certify victim helpfulness...
Baez-Sanchez v. Barr "On [a previous] petition for review, we held that 8 C.F.R. §1003.10(a) permits immigration judges to exercise all of the Attorney General’s powers, except those expressly reserved by some other regulation. Baez-Sanchez v. Sessions,...
Perez Perez v. Wolf "Pedro Tomas Perez Perez brought suit in the district court under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), challenging the denial of his U visa petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (“USCIS”). The district...
Matter of Garnica Silva, A098 269 615 (BIA June 29, 2017, unpublished) - "[A]n alien granted U nonimmigrant status through stateside processing has been "admitted" to the United States as a lawful temporary resident, even if he never made an "entry"...
Gail Pendleton writes: "Heartfelt thanks to Rekha Sharma-Crawford for pursuing this case to the AAO, vindicating our long-posited argument that a 212(a)(9)(C) waiver eliminates the underlying predicate for 241(a)(5)."
Cazorla v. Koch Foods, Sept. 27, 2016 - "Rather than impose an order of our own, we remand to the district court to devise an approach to U visa discovery that adequately protects the diverse and competing interests at stake. Our discussion indicates the basics...
Matter of Khan, 26 I&N Dec. 797 (BIA 2016) - Immigration Judges do not have authority to adjudicate a request for a waiver of inadmissibility under section 212(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(3)(A)(ii) (2012), by a petitioner...
CISOMB, Sept. 7, 2016 - "USCIS has agreed [by letter dated Aug. 16, 2016] with the Ombudsman’s [June 16, 2016] recommendation to implement a parole policy for U visa petitioners and qualifying family members who live abroad. The U visa – available to individuals...
" USCIS invites you to a webinar on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern) on T and U visas and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) , immigration relief for victims for human trafficking, domestic violence and other serious crimes....
USCIS Ombudsman, June 16, 2016 - "Ombudsman Recommendation on Parole for Eligible U Visa Principal and Derivative Petitioners Residing Abroad The Ombudsman recommends that USCIS develop a parole policy to benefit eligible U principals and beneficiaries...
USCIS Policy Memo PM-602-0133 (May 13, 2016) - "This policy memorandum (PM) designates the attached decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in Matter of L-S-M- as an Adopted Decision. Accordingly, this adopted decision establishes policy guidance...