Tool Kit for Law Enforcement Use of the U-Visa

(Legal Momentum & Vera Institute of Justice, Nov. 2010).

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Guidance: Adjudicating Stay Requests Filed by U Nonimmigrant Status (U-Visa) Applicants

(David J. Venturella, Acting Director, Detention and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 9/24/09, PDF).  "This memorandum provides guidance to [ICE] Office of Detention and Removal Operations (DRO) Field Office Directors (FODs) about the factors to consider when adjudicating requests for a Stay of a Final Administrative Order of Removal filed by an alien with a pending petition for U Nonimmigrant Status (U-visa)."

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William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Act (Public Law No. 110-457)

• Congress Sends Strong Message with Passage of Trafficking Victims Protection Act (CHIRLA, 1/7/09)
• New Trafficking Law Helps Protect Vulnerable Children (LIRS, 12/11/08)

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USCIS has published an interim final rule that allows “T” and “U” nonimmigrants to adjust to lawful permanent residence. (12/8/08)

• INTERIM FINAL RULE: 73 FR 75540-64 (Dec. 12, 2008)
• CORRECTION TO INTERIM FINAL RULE: 74 FR 395 (Jan. 6, 2009).
• USCIS news release (12/8/08)
• USCIS fact sheet (12/8/08)

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Federal Financial Aid for College Available to Qualified Battered Immigrants (8/1/08)

• Federal Financial Aid for College Available to Qualified Battered Immigrants (8/1/08)
• "Dear Colleague" Letter: Student Aid Eligibility - Eligibility for Title IV Aid for “Battered Immigrants-Qualified Aliens” as provided for in the Violence Against Women Act  (6/4/10)

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Benefits for Immigrant Victims of Trafficking. Domestic Violence and Other Serious Crimes in California (California Immigrant Policy Center)

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More information about U Visas