Updated USCIS Policy & What Judges Do with Your Report, ft. Former Immigration Judge Maria Lurye

Описание: Do psychological evaluations still matter under the new USCIS policy? I'm joined today by Maria Lurye, who served on the immigration bench in New York from 2017 through 2025, and has reviewed hundreds of evaluations across asylum, VAWA, U and T visa, and cancellation of removal cases.
Before taking the bench, she spent nearly a decade as assistant chief counsel with ICE, litigating removal cases and writing appellate briefs. She now consults with attorneys on case strategy and removal defense and has seen these cases from every angle.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn:

✅The recent USCIS policy memo reshaping how officers approach adjustment of status cases
✅Where psychological evaluations fit into this new landscape
✅Three specific questions to anchor your reports on when these cases arrive
✅And why every report you submit is a reflection of your professional reputation that will follow you from case to case (whether you know it or not)

This episode will help you write evaluations that hold up under scrutiny and understand exactly what happens to them once they leave your hands.


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