In efforts to reduce barriers to and improve access to the U.S. immigration system, USCIS has introduced three policy updates in its Policy Manual related to expedited processing, requests for evidence and notices of intent to deny, and employment authorization documents.
This commentary discusses the many challenges that asylees face in accessing needed health and other public benefits, and offers recommendations for improving access to services and benefits for this vulnerable population.
This toolkit provides recommendations and best practices for Criminal Defenders working with noncitizen clients who are at risk for deportation. While geared toward practitioners in California, this toolkit may have applications for federal defenders across the U.S.
This practice advisory answers frequently asked questions on addressing disclosure of juvenile adjudications and dissemination of court records for individuals interested in applying for DACA, and also includes a sample DACA request packet.
This document created by the American Immigration Lawyers Association summarizes and lists the details of the recent changes that were made to the USCIS Policy Manual for working with Asylees and Refugees. (Document access requires an AILA account).
This webinar is intended to offer guidance to attorneys that work on behalf of child welfare agencies or the state. The webinar discusses ways to support immigrant youth in foster care.
This white paper is a collection of stories of ten people that were deported from the United States. The full report includes recommendations for improving U.S. immigrations laws and policies.
This fact sheet covers the potential impact of the recently introduced U.S. Citizenship Act upon children, including a pathway to citizenship, a four-year strategy addressing causes of child migration, the development of guidelines for children in CBP custody, the provision of grants to educational agencies serving unaccompanied minors, facilitating family reunification, and eliminating current restrictions to immigrants for means-tested federal benefits. The authors indicated that collectively, this bill’s implementation would promote immigrant children’s safety and development.
This practice advisory reviews the backlog of visas for youth from specific countries that are applying for a green card through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and offers practice advice for representing these youth that might experience a long wait for their green card.
This brief details updates to USCIS services offered during the COVID-19 pandemic and includes information about USCIS’s automatic 60-day extension to Requests for Evidence (RFEs), Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) and additional responses that are applicable through March 31, 2021.
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