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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Gender Discrimination in U.S. Immigration LawsNguyen v. INS, 2000 (June 16 2000) U.S. App. LEXIS 6860 5th Circuit. Legal Momentum filed an brief in support of a Petition of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court (2000) in an equal protection clause challenge to a federal immigration law that treats foreign born out-of-wedlock children of citizen mothers differently from similarly situated children of citizen fathers for purposes of obtaining citizenship. Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Naturalization materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library 5th Circuit |
Naturalization
Children and SIJS
Court of appeals
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Oct 20, 2023 | |
Violence Against Women Act-VAWA Self-Petitions, Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of RemovalEsteban Cabezas (2010) Appeal to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Administrative Appeals Office. Amicus submitted by Legal Momentum, National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, and represented by Andrew Taylor, of a denial of a VAWA self-petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Vermont Service Center. This case raises important issues about the any credible evidence standard to be applied in VAWA self-petitioning cases and on immigra Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Removal Defense materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
Naturalization
BIA appeals
VAWA / U / T
Evidence and procedure
BIA
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Sep 13, 2023 | |
Court Decision Ensures Timely Adjudication of Employment Applications Filed by Initial Asylum ApplicantsOn July 26, 2018, in a national class action, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must adjudicate asylum applicants’ initial (first time) applications for employment authorization documents (EADs) within 30 days. 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
Employment
Naturalization
Federal court
USCIS
Federal district court
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Mar 15, 2019 | |
How to Get Judicial Relief Under 8 USC 1447(b) for a Stalled Naturalization ApplicationSection 336(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), gives a district court jurisdiction to intervene in a case where USCIS has failed to make a decision on the naturalization application within 120 days of the applicant’s “examination” by USCIS. This Practice Advisory discusses the nuts and bolts of bringing a suit under INA § 336(b). It also discusses when attorneys fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act are available. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Naturalization; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Naturalization
Federal court
USCIS
Federal district court
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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 | |
CLINIC Resource LibraryCLINIC's public resource library for immigration practitioners, including advisories, ethics materials, and topical explainers. Why it matters: Useful as a source directory when you want CLINIC materials organized in one place before narrowing to a single issue. |
CLINIC National |
Family-based practice
Naturalization
Evidence and procedure
Cross-forum
USCIS
Immigration court
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