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Original Date Announced
July 15, 2020USCIS issues policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual regarding the discretionary analysis required in the adjudication of certain benefit requests, including certain applications for employment authorization. [ID #1142]
Volume 10: Employment Authorization, Part A, Employment Authorization Policies and Procedures, Chapter 5, Discretion Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications Volume 1: General Policies and Procedures, Part E, Adjudications, Chapter 8, Discretionary AnalysisEffective Date
July 15, 2020Current Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Agency DirectiveSubject Matter:Agencies Affected:Associated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
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Chapter 10.15 of the Adjudicator’s Field Manual refers the adjudicator to precedent case law relevant to the topic at hand in applying discretion in adjudications.
Chapter 10.15 of the Adjudicator’s Field Manual
Commentary
American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n and American Immigration Council: Opposition to Changes to USCIS Policy Manual, Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications
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