Hardship in Immigration Law - How to Prepare Winning Applications for Hardship Waivers and Cancellation of Removal - 14th Edition

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Hardship in Immigration Law, 14th edition, provides a structured legal manual for preparing successful hardship waiver and cancellation of removal applications. It explains how hardship is evaluated as a discretionary standard, outlines the extreme and exceptional hardship frameworks, and clarifies timing and common inadmissibility and removal consequences. The book also details factors such as family ties, social and cultural effects, economic impact, health and care needs, and conditions in the country of deportability, including aggregation and particularly significant factors.

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Hardship and the Manual

§ 1.1 Introduction

§ 1.2 How Does Hardship Come into Play?

§ 1.3 Hardship Is a Discretionary Determination

§ 1.4 Distinguishing Hardship from Equities

§ 1.5 How to Use This Manual

Chapter 2 Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability

§ 2.1 Introduction to Hardship

§ 2.2 The Extreme Hardship Standard

§ 2.3 The Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship Standard

§ 2.4 Timing of the Hardship Analysis

§ 2.5 Common Consequences of Inadmissibility or Removal

§ 2.6 Overview of Factors for Determining Hardship

§ 2.7 Aggregating Hardship

§ 2.8 Family Ties and Impact

§ 2.9 Social and Cultural Impact

§ 2.10 Economic Impact

§ 2.11 Health Conditions and Care

§ 2.12 Hardship Due to Conditions in the Country of Deportability

§ 2.13 Particularly Significant Factors that Strongly Suggest Extreme Hardship in Waiver Applications

§ 2.14 Additional Hardship Factors

Chapter 3 Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal and Related Relief

§ 3.1 Overview of the Law

§ 3.2 Cancellation of Removal under INA § 240A(b)(1) (Non-LPR Cancellation)

§ 3.3 Continuous Physical Presence for Non-LPR Cancellation

§ 3.4 Good Moral Character and Criminal Bars in Non-LPR Cancellation

§ 3.5 Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship for Non-LPR Cancellation

§ 3.6 Discretion

§ 3.7 Judicial Review

§ 3.8 Suspension of Deportation

§ 3.9 Continuous Physical Presence for Suspension of Deportation

§ 3.10 Good Moral Character for Suspension of Deportation

§ 3.11 Hardship for Suspension of Deportation

§ 3.12 VAWA Cancellation and Suspension

§ 3.13 Establishing the Family Relationship for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension

§ 3.14 Battery or Extreme Cruelty for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension

§ 3.15 Three Years of Continuous Physical Presence for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension

§ 3.16 Inadmissibility and Deportability Bars to VAWA Cancellation

§ 3.17 Good Moral Character for VAWA Cancellation

§ 3.18 Extreme Hardship for VAWA Cancellation

§ 3.19 VAWA Cancellation Compared with VAWA Self-Petitioning

§ 3.20 Motions to Reopen in the VAWA Context

§ 3.21 Introduction to NACARA

§ 3.22 Continuous Physical Presence for NACARA

§ 3.23 Hardship for NACARA

§ 3.24 Good Moral Character for NACARA

§ 3.25 NACARA Suspension and Cancellation for Those with Certain Crimes

Chapter 4 Lawful Permanent Resident Relief under INA § 240A(a)

§ 4.1 Introduction

§ 4.2 To Whom Do the Hardship Waivers Apply?

§ 4.3 Guiding Principles

HARDSHIP IN IMMIGRATION LAW: HOW TO PREPARE WINNING APPLICATIONS FOR HARDSHIP WAIVERS AND CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL 14TH EDITION TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction to Hardship and the Manual § 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-1 § 1.2 How Does Hardship Come into Play?................................................................ 1-1 § 1.3 Hardship Is a Discretionary Determination ........................................................ 1-5 § 1.4 Distinguishing Hardship from Equities .............................................................. 1-5 § 1.5 How to Use This Manual.................................................................................... 1-6 Chapter 2 Criminal Grounds of Inadmissibility and Deportability § 2.1 Introduction to Hardship .................................................................................... 2-1 § 2.2 The Extreme Hardship Standard ........................................................................ 2-2 § 2.3 The Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship Standard ............................ 2-5 § 2.4 Timing of the Hardship Analysis ..................................................................... 2-13 § 2.5 Common Consequences of Inadmissibility or Removal .................................. 2-16 § 2.6 Overview of Factors for Determining Hardship............................................... 2-16 § 2.7 Aggregating Hardship ...................................................................................... 2-18 § 2.8 Family Ties and Impact .................................................................................... 2-18 § 2.9 Social and Cultural Impact ............................................................................... 2-36 § 2.10 Economic Impact.............................................................................................. 2-47 § 2.11 Health Conditions and Care ............................................................................. 2-52 § 2.12 Hardship Due to Conditions in the Country of Deportability .......................... 2-57 § 2.13 Particularly Significant Factors that Strongly Suggest Extreme Hardship in Waiver Applications ..................................................................... 2-61 § 2.14 Additional Hardship Factors ............................................................................ 2-64 Chapter 3 Introduction to Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, Former Suspension of Deportation, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and NACARA Suspension and Cancellation of Removal § 3.1 Overview of the Law .......................................................................................... 3-2 § 3.2 Introduction to Cancellation of Removal under INA § 240A(b)(1) (NonLPR Cancellation) .............................................................................................. 3-3 § 3.3 Continuous Physical Presence for Non-LPR Cancellation................................. 3-4 § 3.4 Good Moral Character and Criminal Bars in Non-LPR Cancellation .............. 3-10 § 3.5 Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship for Non-LPR Cancellation ..... 3-20 § 3.6 Discretion ......................................................................................................... 3-26 § 3.7 Judicial Review ................................................................................................ 3-28 § 3.8 Introduction to Suspension of Deportation ...................................................... 3-29 § 3.9 Continuous Physical Presence for Suspension of Deportation......................... 3-32 § 3.10 Good Moral Character for Suspension of Deportation..................................... 3-33 § 3.11 Hardship for Suspension of Deportation .......................................................... 3-34 § 3.12 Introduction to VAWA Cancellation and

FAQs

How does hardship factor into immigration law decisions for waiver and removal relief?

Hardship is treated as a discretionary determination. The manual explains how it comes into play and how hardship is distinguished from related equity considerations.

What are the main hardship standards used in these applications?

The book covers the Extreme Hardship standard and the Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship standard. It also discusses timing of the hardship analysis and how hardship is evaluated using multiple factors.

Which types of relief are addressed beyond waiver applications?

It covers Non-LPR cancellation of removal, former suspension of deportation, VAWA cancellation and suspension, and NACARA suspension and cancellation of removal. Each is linked to specific eligibility requirements and hardship thresholds.

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