Model Immigration Court Filings in Support of Fictional Indigenous Asylum Claim

Model immigration court filings prepared by Human Rights First attorney Andrew Feinberg in January 2025. These model filings reflect some of the most common documents and motions an attorney will file in support of a client’s asylum case in immigration court. The materials are intended to be reviewed simultaneously, as part of a single fictional case for a Guatemalan indigenous asylum claim in removal proceedings in the Ninth Circuit. The documents consist of the following:

Human Rights First PALA Library Template motion Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a drafting starting point for Asylum work in USCIS; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use.

Topics

Asylum Withholding / CAT Evidence and procedure

Workflows

Immigration court deadline Asylum merits package Motions, stays, and pretermission BIA, PFR, and federal court USCIS and AAO appeals Sample filings and templates

Forums

USCIS Immigration court BIA

Jurisdictions

National