VAWA Cases in Removal/Deportation Proceedings
ASISTA New Resource: Know Your VAWA Options: Self-Petition Compared with “Special Rule” Cancellation of Removal (Feb. 2025)
Effectively representing a survivor of domestic violence requires understanding ALL immigration options they may be able to pursue. This chart provides an at-a-glance review of the requirements for VAWA Self-Petitions and VAWA Cancellation of Removal. It also highlights situations where one may be better than the other for certain survivors, though some survivors may be…
Read MoreAmicus brief in Bouarfa v. Mayorkas (Supreme Court, July 2024), on importance of judicial review for survivor-based relief revocations
In July 2024, ASISTA and partners joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in the case of Bouarfa v. Mayorkas. The case centers on the judicial reviewability of DHS’s revocation authority in the family-based immigration context, and the brief aims to highlight how any decision on such reviewability could also impact justice for survivors…
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