Child Status Protection Act

 

Department of State Cables

DOS Cable on Child Status Protection Act:  Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 02090940 (Sep. 9, 2002)

 DOS Issues Revised Cable on Child Status Protection Act:  Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 03020550 (Feb. 5, 2003)

DOS Cable Provides Guidance on Applications Adjudicated Prior to the Effective Date of the CSPA: Posted on AILA InfoNet at Doc. No. 03060243 (June 2, 2003)

 

INS/DHS Memoranda

The Child Status Protection Act:  by Johnny N. Williams,Executive Associate Commissioner Office of Field Operations, September 20, 2002.

 The Child Status Protection Act – Memorandum Number 2: by Johnny N. Williams, Executive Associate Commissioner Office of Field Operations, February 14, 2003.

 Processing Derivative Refugees and Asylees under the Child Status Protection Act:  by Michael J. Petrucelli, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, July 23, 2003.

Section 6 of the Child Status Protection Act: by Joe Cuddihy, Director, International Affairs U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, March 23, 2004.

The Child Status Protection Act – Children of Asylees and Refugees:  by William R. Yates, Associate Director for Operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, August 17, 2004.

Cases

Matter of Avila-Perez, 24 I&N Dec. 78 (CIA Feb. 9, 2007).  The BIA held that the CSPA applies to applications filed before August 6, 2002, the effective date of the CSPA legislation.

 

 

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