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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Quick Guide to Release from Immigration Detention for SIJS YouthQuick guide on detention-release arguments for SIJS youth, including practical reminders on posture, custody, and the limits of older detention assumptions. Why it matters: Worth keeping in the children-and-detention lane because it addresses a niche but recurring problem that often does not fit standard adult detention guides. |
National Immigration Project National |
Children and SIJS
Detention / bond
Special immigrant
Immigration court
Cross-forum
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Jan 13, 2026 | |
ASISTA VAWA Age-In RuleExplains the statutory age-in rule for VAWA derivatives and offers practical guidance on preserving derivative eligibility as children age out. Why it matters: A high-value inclusion because age-out mistakes are difficult to unwind and the advisory translates a technical rule into case-screening guidance. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Children and SIJS
Family-based practice
USCIS
Cross-forum
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Jan 1, 2026 | |
Quick Start Guide: Voluntary DepartureCall 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 Removal Defense work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
Immigration court
BIA
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Oct 23, 2025 | |
Detention under INA § 235(b): The Statutory Scheme and Strategies for ReleaseImmigration authorities have long invoked § 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to justify the detention of noncitizens entering the United States. The number of noncitizens detained under INA § 235(b), rather than the general detention provision, INA § 236(a), has increased exponentially in recent years. The reach of § 235(b) has extended even further under the second Trump administration, as the government seeks to subject more people to expedited removal and detention without 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
Detention / bond
Entry and admission
Cross-forum
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Sep 2, 2025 | |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Koch FoodsEqual Employment Opportunity Commission v. Koch Foods. NIWAP Inc. collaborated with Latino Justice, the law firms of Arnold and Porter and Procopio, and Legal Momentum to submit an amicus brief to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in an interlocutory appeal of a Federal District Court decision to allow an employer who employed supervisors who perpetrated rape, sexual assault, felonious assault, extortion, sexual harassment and other discrimination against workers to use civil court discovery in a Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Employment; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 5th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Employment
VAWA / U / T
BIA
Federal district court
Court of appeals
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Jul 14, 2025 | |
Aylaliya Assefa Birru v. BarrAylaliya Assefa Birru v. Barr (January 11 2021) 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. NIWAP, represented by Baker McKenzie, is lead amicus in a brief on behalf of an immigrant domestic violence victim who is seeking relief under the Violence Against Women Act’s domestic violence victim waiver in her VAWA cancellation of removal case. The Board of Immigration Appeals and the immigration judge denied her the ability to present evidence of waiver eligibility. Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Removal Defense; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 9th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
VAWA / U / T
Immigration court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
Bond Motion (Sample)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 Detention / Bond work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Detention / bond
Immigration court
BIA
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
Jane Doe v. Claire McIntireJane Doe v. Claire McIntire, App. No. 01-P-1013 (Mass.) (August 10, 2001) Amicus brief appealing a denial of TANF benefits to two immigrant women lawfully residing in Massachusetts, the denial was based on six month residence requirement before receiving benefits. One woman was fleeing domestic violence and the other residing with family during pregnancy. (Foley, Hoag & Eliot, Pro Bono) Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Evidence / Procedure; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Evidence and procedure
BIA
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
Jessica Ruth Gonzales v. United States of America Inter-American Commission on Human RightsAmicus brief submitted to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights after Castle Rock police department failed to enforce an order of protection against Ms. Gonzales’s husband. This brief argues that there is an international consensus recognizing states’ obligation to protect against domestic violence and provide effective remedies for its victims. Even if laws and orders are issued, they must be enforced. The police failure to enforce the protective order in this case, together with the Un Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Family; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Family-based practice
Cross-forum
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
United States v. DixonUnited States v. Dixon (December 2 1992-June 28 1993) U.S. Supreme Court. United States V. Michael Foster (United States v. Dixon, 598 A.2d 724, 725 (D.C. 1991), cert. denied, 112 S. Ct. 1759 (1992), aff’d in part and rev’d in part, 113 S. Ct. 2849 (1993). Amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court of the United States as the organization that serves as counsel for the domestic violence victim in the underlying protection order contempt proceeding that resulted in an over 600 day sentence for multi Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Family; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Family-based practice
Cross-forum
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Jun 18, 2025 | |
Considerations in Asylum Claims for Transgender PeoplePractice advisory on framing transgender asylum claims in the current policy environment, with attention to protected grounds, evidentiary development, and country-conditions proof. Why it matters: Worth opening early in any trans-asylum case because it helps structure the theory of harm and the supporting record before drafting begins. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Withholding / CAT
Evidence and procedure
USCIS
Immigration court
BIA
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Jun 2, 2025 | |
Pretermission Web Advisory for Pro Bono AttorneysOverview of recent EOIR policy changes allowing dismissal or pretermission of some defensive asylum applications without a hearing, with guidance for practitioners representing people in removal proceedings. Why it matters: Strong triage piece when an asylum case may be screened out on procedural grounds before testimony or full merits development. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Removal defense
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Jun 1, 2025 |