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SUMMARY:08 · Righteous Indignation: RFEs\, NOIDs & NOIRs in Family-Based C
 ases
LOCATION:Room B\, Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel\, 700 Tchoupitoulas St
 reet\, New Orleans\, LA 70130
DESCRIPTION:Vice v. Virtue: Immigration Law in a Complex World\nAILA MidSou
 th Chapter Conference 2026 · Session 08 · Room B\n\nPanelists:\n• Bran
 don Riches (The Riches Law Firm\, Ocean Springs\, Mississippi)\n• Logan 
 Luquette (Tierra Law Firm\, Mandeville\, Louisiana)\n\nRFEs\, NOIDs\, and 
 NOIRs can derail even strong family-based cases. With USCIS's August 2026 
 policy update restoring officers' discretion to deny cases without first i
 ssuing an RFE or NOID\, practitioners must be prepared to front-load evide
 nce and respond strategically when government concerns arise.\n\nThis pane
 l covers practical approaches to overcoming evidentiary challenges\, fraud
  allegations\, and Affidavit of Support issues while building a record for
  approval and potential review.\n\nThe panel will discuss:\n• The impact
  of the August 2026 USCIS evidentiary standards memo on family-based pract
 ice.\n• Tips and tricks for responding to RFEs\, NOIDs\, and NOIRs\, inc
 luding boilerplate RFEs and unsupported requests for evidence.\n• Respon
 ding to fraud allegations\, credibility concerns\, and marriage fraud find
 ings.\n• Tackling common I-864 issues\, including joint sponsors\, incom
 e calculations\, and domicile.\n• Preserving issues for motions\, appeal
 s\, and federal court review.
CATEGORIES:AILA MidSouth 2026,Room B
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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