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Attorney Safety Guide
Attorneys who work on cases involving domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS)… Read more
Battered Women’s Justice Project
Court Practice in Domestic Violence Protection Order Cases: Creating Court Summary Information Forms
Because protection orders can be the basis by which someone is ineligible to receive a… Read more
Battered Women’s Justice Project
Court Practice in Misdemeanor Crimes of Domestic and Dating Violence Cases: Creating Court Summary Information Forms
Because misdemeanor convictions for crimes of domestic and dating violence can be the basis by… Read more
Battered Women’s Justice Project
U.S. v. Rahimi: Understanding the Implications for Protection Orders and Firearms Prohibitions
In June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal law that prohibits domestic abusers… Read more
Battered Women’s Justice Project
What High Schools and Colleges Need to Know About Dating Violence and Firearms
In the United States, one in eight high school students reports having been subjected to… Read more
Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence (Third Sector New England, Inc.)
Pieces of a Bigger Picture: What You Can Do to Support Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Your Congregation
These quick tips can help faith communties take first steps towards supporting victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
Practice Advisory: Establishing Employment Authorization for T and U Nonimmigrants Without an EAD Card (Updated in August 2022)
This practice advisory, updated in August 2022, contains information and strategies for establishing employment authorization for clients with T and U Nonimmigrant Status who do not have a work permit (EAD card). The advisory includes a discussion of the relevant regulations and USCIS’s Handbook for Employers, as well as practice tips for practitioners.
Practice Advisory: Establishing Employment Authorization for T and U Nonimmigrants Without an EAD Card
This practice advisory contains information and strategies for establishing employment authorization for clients with T and U Nonimmigrant Status who do not have a work permit (EAD card.) The advisory includes a discussion of the relevant regulations and USCIS’s Handbook for Employers, as well as practice tips for practitioners.
Practice Advisory: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates (June 2022)
ASISTA, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (“ILRC”), and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (“CLINIC”) co-authored the VAWA Practice Advisory: VAWA Self-Petition Policy Updates, June 2022.
Practice Alert: Abortion Rights for Immigrant Survivors: The Impact of Dobbs on Representation of Immigrant Survivors Seeking Reproductive Healthcare
The landscape of abortion rights and restrictions is very complex and constantly shifting. This resource aims to provide accurate information and resources that can guide you to make reasoned decisions with your clients based on the current state of the law, not fear. As the law changes, we will keep this advisory as current as possible. Please be sure to consult the resources linked for additional information on the most recent developments.
Practice Alert: Rights of noncitizens with significant mental health conditions in removal proceedings (Sept. 2022)
ASISTA’s new practice alert on the rights of noncitizens with significant mental health concerns in removal proceedings. The alert contains practice tips for practitioners and a discussion of special considerations in survivor-based cases.
Practice Pointer: CBP Transfer Notices for U Visa Petitions
Practice Pointer: CBP Transfer Notices for U Visa Petitions
Practice Pointer: Filling Form I-290B When Multiple Interrelated Forms Are Denied
Practice Pointer: Filing Form I-290B When Multiple Interrelated Forms Are Denied
Practice Pointer: What If You Do Not Receive an RFE or Denial Notice (3/2020)
In this practice pointer, ASISTA addresses what to do if your case was denied as abandoned because you did not respond to an RFE that was never received. In the Appendix, we include a sample keystroke FOIA request and redacted keystroke FOIA response. Click here to download the document in Word version.
Practice Update: New Fee Waiver Form in Effect December 2, 2019
This practice update provides information on the new fee waiver form, to be in effect on December 2, 2019, and includes the new proposed fee rule with additional limitations on fee waiver criteria.