Amicus brief discussing the “extreme cruelty” and “extreme hardship” standards in the context of requests for suspension of deportation under VAWA, specifically that extreme cruelty includes the psychological and emotional abuse imposed on a child who is forced to watch as a parent is battered by another parent and the nature, history, severity, and impact of that abuse. (BIA)
Amicus Briefs, Case law, Child welfare, abuse and neglect, Domestic Violence & Dynamics, Parental Rights, VAWA 1994