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Search immigration practice advisories, sample filings, manuals, brief banks, and government guidance from trusted practitioner sources.
EOIR manual explaining the procedures for electronic filing through EOIR’s Courts & Appeals System (ECAS). Last updated September 25, 2022.
This practice advisory provides an overview of ways to advocate with USCIS and DHS components for solutions to individual case problems and systemic issues.
In July 2018, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum that limits the circumstances in which it will issue Requests for Evidence (RFE) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID). This practice advisory provides an overview of the law governing RFEs and NOIDs, outlines the changes to USCIS policy announced in the July 2018 policy memo, and sets forth a six-step process to follow when responding to requests for additional evidence. The advisory also includes sample arguments to make when responding to comm
This Practice Tip demystifies mandamus by explaining how and when to ask a court for this remedy when a client has been waiting too long for USCIS to make a decision.
This advisory describes how practitioners with clients whose DACA renewal is outside of processing time or whose biometrics appointment notice is delayed can elevate their cases for resolution with USCIS.
Official USCIS Administrative Appeals Office manual for appeals, motions, certifications, representation, and filing practice.
CLINIC's public resource library for immigration practitioners, including advisories, ethics materials, and topical explainers.
Official USCIS policy manual for benefit adjudications, organized by volume, part, and chapter.
Official USCIS archive of policy and procedural memoranda used by adjudicators.
Acacia Center for Justice – Acacia Practitioner Hub from Human Rights First PALA Library.
Acacia Center for Justice practitioner hub containing legal resources for immigration practitioners and advocates, including a link to Acacia’s Habeas Bridge Project template bank intended to support practitioners challenging unlawful immigration detention, with a focus on habeas law in California and the Ninth Circuit.
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