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JUDITH L WOOD, also known as Saint Judy, is a renowned, Los Angeles-based Immigration Attorney specializing in political asylum. Judy has been practicing Immigration Law in Los Angeles since 1984, and has many published decisions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth, Fourth and other circuits, as well as Precedent decisions in Board of Immigration Cases. Her landmark victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Nasseri v. Moschorak, opened the door for women fleeing violence to seek refuge in the United States. Previously, she worked as a public defender in New Mexico and as the chief law clerk for the Chief Justice in NM Supreme Court. Judy graduated from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1981. In this presentation, she will be discussing the recent developments in the Law of Asylum, including, but not limited to, restrictions on Domestic Violence, recent Presidential Proclamations limiting the ability to file for Asylum, restrictions on availability of right to representation in Immigration Courts, and various inroads made recently in several Courts of Appeals.
Topics:
• DHS Public Charge Rule Invalidated
o Forms affected by the change as of March 9, 2021
o Dismissal of U.S. Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit appeals and its effect
o DHS 1999 Interim Field guidance on public charge
• Biden Administration Grants TPS for Venezuela and Burma
o TPS for Venezuelans for 18 months
▪ Eligibility and application process
o January 2021 DED memorandum for Venezuelans
▪ Eligibility and application process
o Venezuelans nations eligible for both TPS and DED
o TPS for Burmese nationals for 18 months
▪ Eligibility and application process
• Recission of Presidential Proclamations 9645 & 9983
o President Biden’s “Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to the United States”
• President Biden’s Revocation of Proclamation 10014, section 1 of Proclamation 10052, and section 1 of Proclamation 10131
o Implementation of this order for immigrant visa applicants:
▪ Not yet interviewed
▪ Previously refused
▪ Diversity Visa 2020 Applicants
▪ Diversity Visa 2021 Applicants
• Nonimmigrant Visa Ban
o H/L/J nonimmigrant proclamation
o Foreign nationals subject to the ban
o Exemption from the ban
• U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021
o Path to permanent residence and citizenship for undocumented. DACA, TPS, and
H-2A status individuals
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