This Maryland Judicial Ethics committee opinion advises about the judicial ethics of U visa certification by state court judges in Maryland. On many points the opinion is useful and provides conclusions consistent with the American Bar Association’s Model Code of Judicial Ethics, The U visa statute, and the Department of Homeland Security’s regulations, policies and publications. However, the opinion also contains assumptions and legally incorrect information about the U visa program that are not consistent with federal immigration law, U visa statutes, regulations, policies and DHS publication on the U visa and U visa certification.
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