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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The Child Status Protection ActThis Practice Advisory provides an overview of the CSPA, its effective date, and its interpretation and implementation by USCIS, the U.S. Department of State, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the 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
BIA appeals
Consular practice
Children and SIJS
USCIS
BIA
Consular processing
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
The Criminal Justice Act: Appointment of Counsel in Habeas Corpus ProceedingsThis Practice Advisory presents a short introduction to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA), which authorizes U.S. district courts to appoint counsel to represent financially eligible individuals in habeas corpus actions brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Crimes; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Crimes and categorical approach
Federal court
Federal district court
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
The Fugitive Disentitlement Doctrine: FOIA and Petitions for ReviewThis Practice Advisory examines how the courts and the agencies apply the fugitive disentitlement doctrine which arises in the immigration context when courts of appeals use the doctrine to dismiss petitions for review and when government agencies invoke the doctrine to deny FOIA requests. This Practice Advisory examines how the courts and the agencies apply the doctrine in these contexts. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on BIA Appeals; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
BIA appeals
BIA
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
Voluntary DepartureThis Practice Advisory addresses when the voluntary departure period runs and the events that cause automatic termination of a voluntary departure order; the serious consequences that result from failing to depart; and when these consequences do not apply. The Advisory also analyzes important changes in the caselaw and outlines arguments for when the consequences for failing to depart pursuant to a voluntary departure order should not apply. The Appendix provides background about the eligibility 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
Cross-forum
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
Alert: Annual Fees For Asylum, WoR and CAT ApplicationsThis is a practice alert as your client may be required to pay a fee for their pending application for asylum, withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture in light of recent legislation. These new fees are for: initial applications and for applications that have been pending for more than one year, including those in the asylum backlog. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigration Equality on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Withholding / CAT
Removal defense
Cross-forum
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