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ARGUIJO v. U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERV'S

No. 20-1471.

991 F.3d 736 (2021)

Jennifer ARGUIJO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan E. Thibert-Ind , Emilie E. O'Toole , Attorneys, McDERMOTT, WILL & EMERY LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Alexander Halaska , Attorney, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Civil Division, for Defendants-Appellees.

George C. Summerfield, Jr. , Attorney, K&L GATES LLP, for Amicus Curiae NATIONAL IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S ADVOCACY PROJECT.

Before Easterbrook, Kanne, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

The Violence Against Women Act added to the Immigration and Nationality Act a provision giving "immigrant status" (i.e., permanent residence) to an alien "child" who has suffered domestic violence at the hands of a U.S. citizen:

An alien who is the child of a citizen of the United States, or who was a child of...

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