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Enforcement Priorities Litigation Update: September 2021

There have been many recent developments regarding the litigation challenges to the Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities. This brief guide provides a quick summary to help you keep up. In short, the Enforcement Priorities are currently still in effect, although a change could come within the next few weeks. Below you will additionally find the Fifth Circuit’s temporary stay of the lower federal district court’s preliminary injunction order. While these issues are quickly moving

Immigrant Legal Resource Center Sample brief Sep 23, 2021 Direct PDF available

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

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Federal court

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Motions, stays, and pretermission BIA, PFR, and federal court Sample filings and templates

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Federal district court Court of appeals

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5th Circuit