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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March 2026 Visa Bulletin: What It Means for SIJS YouthExplains March 2026 visa-bulletin movement affecting SIJS youth in the EB-4 category and the resulting timing and adjustment consequences for pending cases. Why it matters: High-value update for anyone counseling SIJS clients on whether filing windows, priority dates, or adjustment strategy have shifted. |
National Immigration Project National Direct PDF available |
Children and SIJS
Special immigrant
Adjustment of status
USCIS
Cross-forum
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Feb 26, 2026 | |
Sample: VAWA Cover letter, I-485 – March 2025Call 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 Adjustment work in USCIS; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Adjustment of status
VAWA / U / T
USCIS
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Mar 3, 2025 | |
Sample: Cover Letter for VAWA I-485Call 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 Adjustment work in USCIS; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Adjustment of status
VAWA / U / T
USCIS
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Jul 15, 2019 | |
Sample: Request to Hold I-485 in Abeyance, VAWA.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 Adjustment work in USCIS; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Adjustment of status
VAWA / U / T
USCIS
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Jun 20, 2019 | |
Implications of Judulang v. Holder for LPRs Seeking § 212(c) Relief and for Other Individuals Challenging Arbitrary Agency PoliciesThis Practice Advisory describes the Supreme Court’s decision in Judulang v. Holder, which rejected the BIA’s “comparable grounds” test for § 212(c) relief, and offers strategies for lawful permanent residents and others who may be affected by it. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Adjustment; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Adjustment of status
Waivers
BIA appeals
BIA
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
Inspection and Entry at a Port of Entry: When is there an Admission?This Practice Advisory focuses on the meaning of “admission” in four very specific, but frequently encountered situations: a “wave-through” at a port of entry; and entry based on misrepresentation; an entry based on a false claim to U.S. citizenship; and the grant of TPS as an admission for purposes of adjustment of status. 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
Adjustment of status
Naturalization
Special immigrant
Entry and admission
Cross-forum
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
Screening Potential DACA Requestors for Other Forms of ReliefThis Practice Advisory is designed to assist attorneys without significant expertise in immigration law in determining whether individuals seeking Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) might be eligible for immigration benefits that are more lasting and concrete than DACA. The forms of relief discussed in this Practice Advisory include adjustment of status, U and T visas, asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, and more. The appendix includes a questionnaire that may be helpful in ide Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Adjustment of status
Consular practice
Special immigrant
VAWA / U / T
Children and SIJS
Cross-forum
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
ILRC Resource LibraryImmigrant Legal Resource Center public resource library with practice advisories, charts, explainers, and practitioner-facing guidance. Why it matters: Useful as an ILRC starting point when you want broad issue coverage and are willing to click through to the source materials. |
Immigrant Legal Resource Center National |
Crimes and categorical approach
Family-based practice
Adjustment of status
Cross-forum
USCIS
Immigration court
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