The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's decision in Medina Tovar v. Zuchowski became final on May 2, 2021. The Court held that after-acquired spouses of U visa petitioners are eligible to "accompany or follow to join" the U-1 petitioner through the I-918A petitioning process. USCIS has decided to apply the Medina Tovar holding nationwide to affected spouses of U-1 and T-1 petitioners. ASISTA, CLINIC and ILRC created this practice alert that includes the latest information on how USCIS' decision to apply Medina Tovar may affect your cases.