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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Form 1-247A, Immigration Detainer (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 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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Apr 16, 2025 | |
Form I-247G, Request for Advance Notification of Release (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 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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Apr 16, 2025 | |
Legal HelpThis handbook is intended for use by pro bono attorneys and immigration attorneys working on LGBTQ/HIV asylum cases. 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 |
Asylum
Cross-forum
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Apr 11, 2025 | |
Affidavit of Due Diligence Efforts for Service by Publication (Cook County, Illinois)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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Mar 6, 2025 | |
Sample: VAWA Cover Letter, I-360 – 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 VAWA / U / T work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
VAWA / U / T
Immigration court
BIA
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Mar 3, 2025 | |
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 | |
Template Release Request to Field Office Juvenile Coordinator (FOJC)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 Special Immigrant work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
BIA
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Feb 28, 2025 | |
ASISTA Practice Alert: VAWA Self-Petitioner Interviews at USCIS Field OfficesPractice alert on USCIS interviews for VAWA self-petitioners, including rollout details and practitioner reporting requests tied to field-office implementation. Why it matters: Helpful when preparing clients for a changing interview practice that can materially affect how the case is documented and explained. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Evidence and procedure
USCIS
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Feb 17, 2025 | |
Attorneys, Advise Your Clients of Their RightsLast Updated February 11, 2025 The Trump administration has been targeting immigrant and LGBTQ communities through a slate of Executive Orders designed to erase transgender, non-binary and intersex identities, decimate asylum and refugee protections, and fast track mass deportations. The orders are unprecedented in their scope. Many are blatantly illegal, some unconstitutional, but virtually all harm the LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants, families, and communities we serve. Our clients are under 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
Removal defense
Cross-forum
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Feb 11, 2025 | |
Know Your VAWA Options: Self-Petition Compared with Special Rule Cancellation of RemovalChart-based comparison of VAWA self-petitions and VAWA special-rule cancellation of removal, with eligibility and strategy differences called out side by side. Why it matters: Good counseling tool when the real question is not whether relief exists, but which VAWA pathway makes the most sense in the client’s posture. |
ASISTA National |
VAWA / U / T
Removal defense
Family-based practice
USCIS
Immigration court
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Feb 1, 2025 | |
Seeking Stays of RemovalA stay of removal prevents the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from deporting a noncitizen from the United States while they continue to challenge their removal order or pursue an immigration benefit or humanitarian protection. This practice advisory discusses the law, procedure, and practical tips for seeking a stay of removal from DHS, immigration judges, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. courts of appeals. 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
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Jan 17, 2025 | |
Judicial Review of Visa Decisions After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Department of State v. MuñozIn Department of State v. Muñoz , 602 U.S. 899 (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that a U.S. citizen and her noncitizen spouse had no access to judicial review of a consular officer’s denial of an immigrant visa. The Court held that a U.S. citizen has no “fundamental liberty interest” i n her spouse’s admission to the United States. This practice advisory, by the American Immigration Council, the International Refugee Assistance Project, and the Consular Accountability Project, is intende 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
Removal defense
Family-based practice
Federal court
Consular practice
VAWA / U / T
Entry and admission
Court of appeals
Consular processing
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Jan 15, 2025 |