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Waivers and Cancellation of Removal  \nImmigrant Legal Resource Center  \n2014  \nTable of Contents  \nChapter 1 Introduction  \n§ 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1-1  \n§ 1.2 How Does Hardship Come into Play?................................................................ 1-2  \n§ 1.3 Hardship Is a Discretionary Determination ........................................................ 1-5  \n§ 1.4 Distinguishing Hardship from Equities .............................................................. 1-5  \n§ 1.5 How to Use This Manual.................................................................................... 1-6  \nChapter 2 The Hardship Standard and Factors Used in Hardship Cases  \n§ 2.1 Introduction to Hardship .................................................................................... 2-1  \n§ 2.2 The Extreme Hardship Standard ........................................................................ 2-2  \n§ 2.3 The Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship Standard ............................ 2-5  \n§ 2.4 Timing of the Hardship Analysis ..................................................................... 2-13  \n§ 2.5 Overview of Factors for Determining Hardship............................................... 2-16  \n§ 2.6 Hardship Due to Family Separation ................................................................. 2-18  \n§ 2.7 A Special Note about Hardship to Children ..................................................... 2-23  \n§ 2.8 Hardship to Non-Qualifying Relatives ............................................................. 2-27  \n§ 2.9 Medical and Psychological Hardship ............................................................... 2-32  \n§ 2.10 Hardship Due to Community Ties and Degree of Integration in the United States .......................................................................................... 2-37  \n§ 2.11 Educational Hardship ....................................................................................... 2-43  \n§ 2.12 Hardship Due to Having to Adjust to the Country of Deportability ................ 2-45  \n§ 2.13 Economic Hardship .......................................................................................... 2-48  \n§ 2.14 Hardship Due to Conditions in the Country of Deportability .......................... 2-51  \n§ 2.15 Additional Hardship Factors ............................................................................ 2-55  \nChapter 3 Introduction to Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, Former Suspension of  \nDeportation, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and NACARA Suspension  \nand Cancellation of Removal  \n§ 3.1 Overview of the Law .......................................................................................... 3-3  \n§ 3.2 Introduction to Cancellation of Removal under INA § 240A(b)(1)  \n(“Non-LPR Cancellation”) ................................................................................. 3-4  \n§ 3.3 Continuous Physical Presence for Non-LPR Cancellation................................. 3-5  \n§ 3.4 Good Moral Character and Criminal Bars in Non-LPR Cancellation.............. 3-11  \n§ 3.5 Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship for Non-LPR Cancellation................................................................................ 3-21  \nTable of Contents 1  \nImmigrant Legal Resource Center July 2014  \n§ 3.6 Discretion ......................................................................................................... 3-28  \n§ 3.7 Judicial Review ................................................................................................ 3-30  \n§ 3.8 Introduction to Suspension of Deportation ...................................................... 3-31  \n§ 3.9 Continuous Physical Presence for Suspension of Deportation......................... 3-34","cbCaiaynMq0y4cMx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaynMq0y4cMx","pdf",19243,"English","# Chapter 1 Introduction\n## § 1.1 Introduction\n## § 1.2 How Does Hardship Come into Play?\n## § 1.3 Hardship Is a Discretionary Determination\n## § 1.4 Distinguishing Hardship from Equities\n## § 1.5 How to Use This Manual\n# Chapter 2 The Hardship Standard and Factors Used in Hardship Cases\n## § 2.1 Introduction to Hardship\n## § 2.2 The Extreme Hardship Standard\n## § 2.3 The Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship Standard\n## § 2.4 Timing of the Hardship Analysis\n## § 2.5 Overview of Factors for Determining Hardship\n## § 2.6 Hardship Due to Family Separation\n## § 2.7 A Special Note about Hardship to Children\n## § 2.8 Hardship to Non-Qualifying Relatives\n## § 2.9 Medical and Psychological Hardship\n## § 2.10 Hardship Due to Community Ties and Degree of Integration in the United States\n## § 2.11 Educational Hardship\n## § 2.12 Hardship Due to Having to Adjust to the Country of Deportability\n## § 2.13 Economic Hardship\n## § 2.14 Hardship Due to Conditions in the Country of Deportability\n## § 2.15 Additional Hardship Factors\n# Chapter 3 Introduction to Non-LPR Cancellation of Removal, Former Suspension of Deportation, VAWA Cancellation of Removal, and NACARA Suspension and Cancellation of Removal\n## § 3.1 Overview of the Law\n## § 3.2 Introduction to Cancellation of Removal under INA § 240A(b)(1) (“Non-LPR Cancellation”)\n## § 3.3 Continuous Physical Presence for Non-LPR Cancellation\n## § 3.4 Good Moral Character and Criminal Bars in Non-LPR Cancellation\n## § 3.5 Exceptional and Extremely Unusual Hardship for Non-LPR Cancellation\n## § 3.6 Discretion\n## § 3.7 Judicial Review\n## § 3.8 Introduction to Suspension of Deportation\n## § 3.9 Continuous Physical Presence for Suspension of Deportation\n## § 3.10 Good Moral Character for Suspension of Deportation\n## § 3.11 Hardship for Suspension of Deportation\n## § 3.12 Introduction to VAWA Cancellation and Suspension\n## § 3.13 Establishing the Family Relationship for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension\n## § 3.14 Battery or Extreme Cruelty for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension\n## § 3.15 Three Years of Continuous Physical Presence for VAWA Cancellation and Suspension\n## § 3.16 Inadmissibility and Deportability Bars to VAWA Cancellation\n## § 3.17 Good Moral Character for VAWA Cancellation\n## § 3.18 Extreme Hardship for VAWA Cancellation\n## § 3.19 VAWA Cancellation Compared with VAWA Self-Petitioning\n## § 3.20 Motions to Reopen in the VAWA Context\n## § 3.21 Introduction to NACARA\n## § 3.22 Continuous Physical Presence for NACARA\n## § 3.23 Hardship for NACARA\n## § 3.24 Good Moral Character for NACARA\n## § 3.25 NACARA Suspension and Cancellation for Those with Certain Crimes\n# Chapter 4 The “Hardship” Waivers\n## § 4.1 Introduction","[{\"question\":\"How does hardship function in immigration law decisions?\",\"answer\":\"Hardship is treated 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