This post contains links shared and resources referenced during the September 30, 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
- T visas & T visa processing
- T BFDs
- CAST
- 8 CFR § 214.205(d): no motion or appeal rights for a bona fide determination.
- 8 CFR § 214.204(b)(3): “USCIS generally will not refer an applicant for T nonimmigrant status for removal proceedings while the application is pending or following denial of the application, absent serious aggravating circumstances, such as the existence of an egregious criminal history, a threat to national security, or where the applicant is complicit in committing an act of trafficking.”
- T BFDs
- Expedite requests
- USCIS, Expedite Requests
- USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 1, Part A, Ch. 5 (Expedite Requests)
- CAST stakeholder engagement notes where expedites were discussed
- Other resources
- 8 CFR § 103.3(a)(1)(i): “When a Service officer denies an application or petition filed under § 103.2 of this part, the officer shall explain in writing the specific reasons for denial.”
- NILA & AIC, Mandamus and APA Delay Cases: Avoiding Dismissal and Proving the Case (2021)