Immigration Evaluation Resources
Eleven in-depth guides covering the legal standards, clinical methodology, and real-world practice behind every major immigration psychological evaluation type. Written by a licensed California clinical psychologist for attorneys and the applicants they represent.
Letters of Support & Character Documentation
How to write, edit, and submit the support letters that accompany almost every humanitarian or waiver case. Templates included.
Immigration Letter of Support: 7 Samples & Full Guide
The comprehensive pillar resource — 7 fillable letter templates covering every major case type. Includes 28 U.S.C. § 1746 declaration language and USCIS formatting rules.
Good Moral Character Letter: 5 Immigration Samples
Covers the August 2025 PM-602-0188 "totality of circumstances" policy shift, reinstated INA 335(a) neighborhood investigations, and what USCIS officers now weigh.
Hardship Letter for Immigration (I-601/I-601A)
Cervantes-Gonzalez five-factor analysis with the dual-scenario (separation vs. relocation) structure USCIS expects. Three fillable sample letters.
Asylum & Humanitarian Relief
Asylum, withholding of removal, CAT, and Convention-based protection paths. How psychological evaluations document credibility and trauma.
VAWA Evidence Guide: Self-Petition Without Police Reports
The December 2025 PA-2025-33 rewrite raised the evidentiary bar. How to build the case on battery or extreme cruelty when formal records don't exist.
U-Visa Evaluation Guide: 5-Factor Substantial Abuse
Proving substantial physical or mental abuse under INA 101(a)(15)(U)(iii) and 8 C.F.R. 214.14(b)(1). Standardized testing battery and factor mapping.
SIJS Evaluation Guide: Abuse, Neglect, Abandonment
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status predicate orders across California family, probate, and juvenile courts. Matter of Pinzon Rozo continuance standard.
Defensive Relief & Deportation Defense
Cancellation of removal, motions, criminal conviction issues, and related topics when a respondent is already in proceedings.
Cancellation of Removal (EOIR-42B): 4 Requirements Guide
Non-LPR cancellation: 10-year presence, good moral character, no disqualifying offenses, and exceptional and extremely unusual hardship. 2026 BIA precedent.
Criminal Convictions & Immigration Evaluations
How a psychological evaluation supports bond hearings, 212(h) waivers, cancellation cases, and N-648 when there's a criminal record. Castillo-Perez DUI framework, PC 1473.7 vacatur.
Naturalization & Status Changes
Becoming a citizen and navigating major policy shifts like CHNV parole termination.
N-648 Disability Waiver Guide: 2025 USCIS Policy Update
The English/civics waiver for naturalization applicants with qualifying medical conditions. PA-2025-10 denial grounds, nexus standard, who can sign.
CHNV Parole Termination: Every Legal Option
All relief pathways for 532,000 Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parolees whose status ended in 2025. Country-by-country analysis.
Know Your Rights
What every immigrant should know about interacting with federal enforcement, regardless of status.