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.
Reference
Comparison and quick reference for the eight immigration relief paths and the terms you will encounter.
Which Immigration Relief Should You File? An 8-Type Comparison
Side-by-side matrix of asylum, VAWA, U-visa, T-visa, I-601 hardship, cancellation, N-648, and competency. Eligibility, fees, timing, and decision logic for each.
Immigration Evaluation Glossary: 35 Terms Defined
Plain-English definitions for clinical instruments (PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7), DSM-5-TR diagnoses, USCIS forms (I-601, EOIR-42B, N-648), and BIA precedent (Matter of M-A-M-, Cervantes-Gonzalez, Castillo-Perez).