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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.

National Immigration Project Template motion Sep 1, 2022 Direct PDF available

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