Practitioner’s Notes for Template Prosecutorial Discretion Request: Joint Motion to Reopen based on Due Process Concerns
This template is intended for practitioners who represent a client who has been ordered removed following a hearing at which there were due process concerns and requests prosecutorial discretion following the vacatur of DHS’s immigration enforcement priorities set out in the Mayorkas and Doyle Memoranda.
Why it matters
Useful as a drafting starting point for Motions to Reopen / Reconsider work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use.
Topics
Motions to reopen / reconsider
Workflows
Immigration court deadline
Motions, stays, and pretermission
BIA, PFR, and federal court
Sample filings and templates
Forums
Immigration court
BIA
Jurisdictions
National