Practice Advisories & Brief Bank
Public immigration practice advisories, sample briefs, template motions, amicus briefs, and government guidance, organized in one searchable index and linked to the original host.
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Translation Form: Marriage CertificateCall and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Family work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Family-based practice
Immigration court
BIA
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May 7, 2020 | |
Translation Template: Birth CertificateCall and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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May 7, 2020 | |
Standards of Review Applied by the Board of Immigration AppealsThis practice advisory discusses the standards of review that the Board of Immigration Appeals is required to employ when it reviews appeals of immigration judge decisions. The advisory suggests arguments practitioners can make when the Board applies an incorrect standard of review. The advisory also includes an appendix containing citations to select circuit court decisions reversing agency decisions on this basis. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
BIA appeals
Immigration court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Apr 22, 2020 | |
Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr: Implications for Judicial ReviewThis Practice Advisory helps immigration attorneys who file petitions for review to challenge removal orders in the circuit courts. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
Federal court
Court of appeals
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Mar 31, 2020 | |
Administrative Closure Post -Castro-TumThis practice advisory provides a brief overview of administrative closure and explains the impact of that decision on the future availability of administrative closure, as well as on cases that are currently administratively closed. The advisory suggests arguments challenging Matter of Castro-Tum that noncitizens may consider making in support of administrative closure of their cases. Finally, it discusses alternative mechanisms to dispose of or hold in abeyance proceedings in appropriate cases Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Evidence / Procedure; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Cross-forum
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Oct 22, 2019 | |
Agency Delay Litigation: Opposing a Motion to DismissThis practice advisory summarizes the most common grounds raised by the government in motions to dismiss federal court agency adjudication delay lawsuits and outlines arguments, with supporting authority, that can be made in response. It provides: Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Federal Court; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Federal court
Cross-forum
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Oct 3, 2019 | |
NIJC Example Motion for InterpreterCall and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
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Aug 1, 2019 | |
Sample Detained Motion for In-Person HearingCall and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Aug 1, 2019 | |
Sample Detained Motion for Leave to Amend I-589Call and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Aug 1, 2019 | |
Sample Detained Motion for Telephonic TestimonyCall and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Aug 1, 2019 | |
Sample Detained Motion to Substitute (pro bono placement)Call and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Aug 1, 2019 | |
Sample Detained Notice of Amendments to I-589Call and message your members of Congress telling them to oppose any effort to give ICE and Border Patrol more funding. Why it matters: Useful as a drafting starting point for Evidence / Procedure work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Aug 1, 2019 |