Tetiana Semeniuk v. Abdelrahman Abouelmagd
Immigration
Whether federal immigration law and confidentiality protections under VAWA and asylum regulations preclude forced family separation and document disclosure in cases involving domestic violence and pending asylum proceedings
No question identified. : * His visa cancellation reflects that the Government recognizes him as a danger and a criminallilfrisk individual. + His inability to step onto U.S. soil makes any custody or court proceedings requiring his presence impossible. + This further confirms that the children cannot be safely or legally placed back under his influence or control. The Second Circuit denied a stay on November 20, 2025. This matter is URGENT. I. RELIEF REQUESTED Applicant requests: 1. An immediate administrative stay of the Return Order; 2. A stay pending appeal; 3. Any relief necessary to protect the minor children from irreparable harm. ll. THE CHILDREN CANNOT LAWFULLY ENTER CANADA A. Yfhas NO VISA to enter or reside in Canada. He cannot cross the border. He cannot re-enter Canada legally. He is on a U.S. DHS asylum case and cannot depart. B. vis a U.S. citizen and requires a Canadian visa to stay. Canada does NOT allow a U.S. citizen child to reside or wait months or years for custody without legal status. A tourist visa cannot be used for long-term residence. C. All three children are under DHS Asylum Proceedings. Under 8 C.F.R. § 208.7 and 8 C.F.R. § 208.6, asylum applicants cannot leave the United States and cannot be issued Advance Parole to travel to the abuser's country. D. The Return Order forces family separation. Mother cannot leave the United States during asylum. Children cannot leave without the mother. This creates unlawful forced separation. Ill. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FEDERAL CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS A. VAWA Confidentiality 8 U.S.C. § 1367(a)(1) It is illegal to release immigration documents to the abuser, B. DHS Asylum Confidentiality — 8 C.F.R. § 208.6 Children’s passports, immigration status, and nationality cannot be shared with the abuser, C, New York Temporary Order of Protection (valid until February 6, 2026) This prohibits any document demand or harassment. IV. UKRAINIAN PASSPORT LAW — WHY PASSPORTS CANNOT BE SHARED The Petitioner has demanded | provide him with the children's passports. He sent me a demand for these documents. However, under Ukrainian Passport Law No, 5492-VI: +: Passports are property of Ukraine. * Only the mother, Ukrainian consulate, court, or government agencies may handle child passports. + An abuser cannot request or receive copies. Therefore, | cannot legally give YEE assport copy. V. GRAVE RISK & IMPOSSIBILITY UNDER BLONDIN v. DUBOIS The children disclosed domestic violence. ACS confirmed trauma. A Family Court social worker found visitation detrimental. Vi. CONCLUSION Applicant respectfully requests: 1. An immediate administrative stay; 2. A stay pending appeal: 3. Any relief needed to prevent illegal removal. Respectfully submitted, Li ity Tetiana Semeniuk New York, NY (address confidential) Email: Phone: 929-680-1443 Dated: November 21, 2025 Additional material from this filing is available in the Clerk’s Office.