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Withholding of Removal
8 CFR § 208.16 - Withholding of removal under section 241(b)(3)(B) of the Act and withholding of removal under the Convention Against Torture.
INA §101(a)(27)(J) - Special Immigrant Juvenile
INA §101(a)(27)(J) (codified at 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) (a) As used in this chapter— (27) The term “special immigrant” means— (J) an immigrant who is present in the United States— (i) who has been declared dependent on a juvenile court...
Case Law
Opinions of the Court -- Case Law Virtual Library
INA §245(i)
Section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended by the Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act and LIFE Act Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-553 and -554), enables certain individuals who are present in the United States who would not...
SIJS Generally
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SIJS? To be eligible for SIJS, you must be: Under 21; Unmarried; Have a case or be able to open a case in a state juvenile court; * The juvenile court must determine that you are not able to live with one or bothof your parents becau...
INADMISSIBILITY
- Section 245(c)(2) unauthorized employment - Unlawful presence under INA § 212(a)(9)(B) I will slowly add more...
FOIA Exemptions
Exemptions Congress established nine categories of information that are not required to be released in response to a FOIA request because release would be harmful to a governmental or private interest. These categories are called “exemptions” from disclosure ...
VAWA
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR VAWA? You may be eligible to apply for VAWA if you: are married to that U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident are the child of a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident are the parent of a child who was abused by their ...
Adjustment of Status
FOIA Cases
Lawsuits brought in connection to the Freedom of Information Act
VAWA Cancellation
VAWA Cancellation of Removal Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), certain foreign-born victims of domestic violence who are in U.S. removal (deportation) proceedings can apply in front of an immigration judge to remain in the United States with a gree...
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) defined at section 1101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). Administrative closure for approved I-360 petition pursuant to IJ's Docket Management Authority 8 CFR § 1003.18(c)(1).
U Visa Certification Through the Department of Labor
U or T Visa Certification Requests from the DOL U Visas Forms Form I-918 Form I-918 Supplement B Requesting U Visa Certification from the NYS DOL The U Visa provides immigration status for victims of certain serious crimes, who have suffered substantial ...
Abandonment of Legal Permanent Residency
When is it deemed abandoned How to intentionally abandon it How to avoid abandoning it How to cure inadvertent abandonment
Legal Burdens & Determinations to be Made
Statutes, Regulations, Legislative Records, Policy Memorandum
Statutes, Regulations, 9 FAM, Legislative Records, Policy Memorandum VAWA 2000 Legislative History Wilberforce Amendments Wilberforce Amendments on Bona Fide Work Authorization. 9 FAM Field Adjudicator's Manual for Department of State with information on ...
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SIJS Adjustment of Status
Adjustment of status based on an approved I-360 and categorization as a special immigrant juvenile under section 1101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.