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For additional information contact <i>PARDS</i>.</font><br> <font face="arial" color="#003366" size=3>** Experts: Claim Merit Assessments; Applicant Interviews; Affidavits; Declarations; Telephonic and In-Person Testimony;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In-Country Research; Foreign Government Issued Document Authentication.<br> </font></td> <td width=4%> </td> </tr></td></table> <br><table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3><tr bgcolor=#ffffff nowrap align=left> <td width=15%><center> <img src="da.gif" alt="Political Asylum Research and Documentation Service (PARDS)"> </center></td> <td width=32%> <font face="arial" color="#003366" size=3><b>Political Asylum Research and<br>Documentation Service<i> (PARDS)</i> LLC</b> <b><br>145 Witherspoon Street <br> Princeton, New Jersey 08542</b><p> Phone: 1 (609) 497-7663<br> Email: politicalasylum@gmail.com </font> <br><br><b><a href="http://pards.org/pards_ru.html">Russian (@CAA:0O 25@A8O)</a></b></td> <td width=53%> <ul><li><a href="http://www.pards.org/i-589.pdf">I-589, Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal (PDF, 273KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/g-325a.pdf">G-325A, Biographic Information (PDF, 300KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/i-881.pdf">I-881, Application for Suspension of Deportation or Special Rule Cancellation of Removal (PDF, 294KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/i-212.pdf">I-212, Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission Into the U.S. After Deportation or Removal (PDF, 111KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/eoir-40.pdf">EOIR-40, Application for Suspension of Deportation (PDF, 45KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/eoir-42b.pdf">EOIR-42b, Application for Cancellation of Removal for Certain Nonpermanent Residents (PDF, 844KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/Cancellation_of_Removal_Claims_by_Country.doc">Cancellation of Removal (Extreme Hardship) 325 Factors Evaluated (DOC, 53KB)</a></li> </ul> </td></table> <table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3><tr bgcolor=#ffffff nowrap align=left> <td width=47%> <ul><li><a href="http://pards.org/bia_precedents.html">Attorney General and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Precedent Decisions</a></li><br><br><li><a href="http://pards.org/onechild.html">China Family Planning One Child Policy Two 2004 Special Reports</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="http://pards.org/coerced_abortions.gif" align=middle alt="Coerced Abortions"></li> <br><br><li><a href="http://pards.org/fraud_by_department_of_state.html">Fraud by Department of State Fraud Prevention Investigators at U.S. Embassies and Consulates and FBI Forensics Lab</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="http://pards.org/dos_seal.jpg" align=middle alt="Department of State">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="http://pards.org/fbi_seal.gif" align=middle alt="F.B.I."></center> </li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/index.html">Departments of State and Homeland Security FSN Investigators as a Risk Factor for U.S. National Security</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/index.html">Asylum Officer Fraud (Lyndhurst, NJ)</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/INS_phone_directory.doc">INS Phone Directory (DOC, 809KB)</a></li> <br><br> </ul> </td> <td valign="top" width=53%><ul> <li><a href="http://pards.org/judges.doc">Grant Rates of Immigration Judges (DOC, 64KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/highrisk.doc">U.S. Immigration District Lines Jurisdictions to be Avoided (DOC, 53KB)</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/ij.html">Individual Judges</a></li><br> <li><a href="http://pards.org/deportee_mortality_rate.doc">Deportee Mortality Rate by Immigration Judge (DOC, 53KB)</a></li><br> <br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/AsylumProceduresManual.pdf">Affirmative Asylum Procedures Manual (PDF, 1.85MB)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/IJ_Benchbook.pdf">Immigration Judge Benchbook (PDF, 7.8MB)</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/BIA_practice_manual.pdf">Board of Immigration Appeals Practice Manual (rev. June 15, 2004, PDF, 13.3MB)</li> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/BIA_OralArguments.pdf">Oral Argument before the Board of Immigration Appeals (PDF, 37KB)</a></li> <br><br> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/CAT.doc">Convention Against Torture (DOC, 296KB)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pards.org/GenocideConvention.doc">Genocide Convention (DOC, 39KB)</a></li> </ul> </td></tr></table> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"><tr><td> <hr color="#003366" size=1> </td></tr></table> <table width=100% border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3><tr bgcolor=#ffffff align=left> <td width=50%> <br><b>Professional Services</b> <ul type=circle> <li>Asylum Applicant Interviews and Claim Preparation</li> <li>Technical Advice on Claim Structure and Presentation</li> <li>Documentation: Country- and Issue-Specific</li> <li>Expert Search: Regionalists, Country- and Issue-Specific</li> <li>Foreign Government Issued, Document, Stamp and Seal Authentication</li> <li>Pre-Filing Claim Evaluation (merit assessment)</li> <li>Post-Filing Claim Evaluation (merit assessment)</li> <li>Country-Specific (Political Risk and Economic) Assessments</li> <li>Partial and Comprehensive Evaluations of the Department of State's <i>Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (CRHRP)</i> and <i>Profile of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions</i> reports (CRHRP copies available in legible format, 14-point font, numbered paragraphs and pages)</li> <li>Translation</li> <li>Foreign Legal Research</li> <li>Lawyer Referrals</li> <li>Cancellation of Removal (Extreme Hardship)<br>Discern and Document the Quality and Availability of:</li> <ol type="1"> <li>Country- and Pathology-Specific Health Care</li> <li>Primary and Secondary Education</li> <li>Profession-Specific Employment Opportunities,</li> <li>and approximately 200 other quality of life factors</ol></ul> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </td> <td width=50% align=top> <font face="arial" color="003366"><b>Congressional Research Service Reports (PDF)</b></font> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Immigration Diversity Visa Lottery (April 22, 2004).pdf">Immigration Diversity Visa Lottery (April 22, 2004)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Processing Requests for Political Asylum and Temporary Refuge (June 21, 2004).pdf">Processing Requests for Political Asylum and Temporary Refuge (June 21, 2004)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers (March 30, 2005).pdf">U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers (March 30, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Visa Waiver Program (April 19, 2005).pdf">Visa Waiver Program (April 19, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Immigration Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion of Aliens (May 26, 2005).pdf">Immigration Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion of Aliens (May 26, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Violence Against Women Act History and Federal Funding (June 9, 2005).pdf">Violence Against Women Act History and Federal Funding (June 9, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (July 1, 2005).pdf">U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions (July 1, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Private Immigration Legislation (August 9, 2005).pdf">Private Immigration Legislation (August 9, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (July 6, 2005).pdf">Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (July 6, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa) Issues and Legislation (October 24, 2005).pdf">Immigration Policy for Intracompany Transfers (L Visa) Issues and Legislation (October 24, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Waivers Under Section 209(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (AFM Update 05-33) (October 31, 2005).pdf">Waivers Under Section 209(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (AFM Update 05-33) (October 31, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/CAT2005,1223-crs.pdf">U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques (November 7, 2005)</a> <p><a href="http://pards.org/crs/Immunities Accorded to Foreign Diplomats Consular Officers and Employees of International Organizations Under U.S. Law (November 8, 2005).pdf">Immunities Accorded to Foreign Diplomats Consular Officers and Employees of International Organizations Under U.S. Law (November 8, 2005)</a></td></tr></table> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"><tr><td> <hr color="#003366" size=1> </td></tr></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr valign="top"> <td width="67%">&nbsp;</td> <td width="33%"><font face='Arial' size='2' color='#333333'><span style='font-size: 12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'><center>&copy;&nbsp;1993-2005&nbsp;<b><i>PARDS</i>, LLC.</b> All rights reserved.</font></span></center></td> </tr></table> <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-244696-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> </body> </html>