This post contains links shared and resources referenced during the May 13, 2026 Legal Working Group call. Consider joining our calls to benefit from the live discussion and context within which these resources were shared.
Resources shared & referenced
- Derivatives
- Biometrics abroad
- Identifying procedures and contact information
- ICWC U Visa Certifier and CP Collaborative Database
- AILA Practice Alert: DOS Consular Posts' Public-Facing Email Addresses, AILA Doc. 19081333
- USCIS & DOS joint response re biometrics and consular processing issues (2024)
- USCIS
- Requirement for consulate to provide biometrics appointment instructions to U & T visa applicants abroad
- Troubleshooting through LegalNet ([email protected])
- Identifying procedures and contact information
- Amended I-914A approval notices
- USCIS stakeholder engagement commentary regarding procedure to obtain an amended I-914A approval notice where the T-1 has received an automatic extension of status. (Reconfirmed by CAST in 2025.)
- Admission
- USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 3, Part B, Ch. 10(E), Considerations for Family Members
- USCIS stakeholder engagement commentary on readmission into T status for a T derivative whose status has lapsed.
- Biometrics abroad
- Receipt delays
- AILA May 2025 VAWA/U/T Receipt Delay Practice Alert
- AILA April 2026 VAWA/U/T Receipt Delay Practice Alert, AILA Doc. 25050703
- Vetting, pauses, and travel bans
- ASISTA Practice Alert: USCIS Extreme Vetting Policies and their Implications for Immigrant Survivors (Dec. 2025)
- USCIS, Update on USCIS’ Strengthened Screening and Vetting (Mar. 30, 2026)
- U.S. Dept. of State, Announcement of Expanded Screening and Vetting for Visa Applicants (Mar. 25, 2026)
- AILA Practice Alert, New Vetting Process at USCIS Resulting in a “Hold” on Adjudications Requiring Fingerprint Checks, AILA Doc. 26042805 (April 2026)
- Legal Aid Society, What You Need to Know About Trump’s Travel Bans
- AILA Practice Alert: Updates on Pause on Decisions for Travel Ban Countries, AILA Doc. 25120112 (last updated May 2026)
- Removal
- NIJC Practice Advisory, U Visa Inadmissibility Waivers in Removal Proceedings (2017)
- NIPNLG Practice Alert, EOIR Final Rule on Administrative Closure and Termination (2024)
- ASISTA Practice Alert, New DOJ Rule: Administrative Closure and Termination in Removal Proceedings for Immigrants Seeking Survivor-Based Relief (2024)
- ASISTA Practice Alert, What Just Happened in Matter of Ibarra Vega? (2026)
- Notes and Practice Pointers from Meeting with ICE Regarding Crime Victim Policies, AILA Doc. 25050500 (Nov. 2024)
Example & data collections
- AILA Call for Examples: USCIS RFEs, NOIDs, NOIRs, and denials involving USCIS' Adjudication of Discretionary Benefits
- AILA Call for Examples: Delay in Receipt Notices (any application type), AILA Doc. 26040901
- AILA Enforcement Tracker, AILA Doc. 26011603
Upcoming trainings, panels, & conferences
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center Immigration Briefings: Jan to June 2026.
Important Legal Working Group updates - starting February 4, 2026!
We're restructuring our Legal Working Group calls to enhance our technical assistance and ensure everyone gets the most out of these sessions.
New monthly call structure:
- 1st Wednesday: Trafficking analysis questions only
- 3rd Wednesday: Trauma-informed/non-legal topics only
- All other calls: General legal questions
Requirements to submit a trafficking analysis question for a 1st Wednesday call:
- You must have completed Human Trafficking Defined (including passing the quiz) OR an EMP Analysis Workshop. This ensures everyone has the foundational framework for us to effectively walk through the analysis. Any legal practitioner is welcome to attend and listen to the analysis during a 1st Wednesday call, however!
- If you've completed an EMP worksheet for the case, we'll prioritize your question when we receive multiple submissions.
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