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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Trauma, Testimony, and Child Brain DevelopmentBIA Amicus Invitation 2016-0609 (September 1 2016) Board of Immigration Appeals, NIWAP, Crowell and Moring. NIWAP and The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service submitted this amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals discussing the brain development and neuroscience of how having experienced or witnessed trauma impacts the brain development of children and adolescents. The brief argues that in cases of child asylum applicants’ waivers of the one-year deadline based on extraordinary cir Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Asylum materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Asylum
Waivers
BIA appeals
Children and SIJS
BIA
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
U VisaUnited States V. Luciana Moreno-Lopez ; (June 7 2010) United States District Court, Eastern District of Chattanooga. The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, among others, and represented by Dean Hill Rivkin, filed an amicus brief in a case in which undocumented workers had been victims of extortion, when the workers complained to EEOC and the Department of Labor the employer retaliated by triggering the employees detention by the Department of Homeland Security. The workers Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Detention / Bond materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Detention / bond
Federal court
Consular practice
VAWA / U / T
Federal district court
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
VAWA ConfidentialityHawke v. Department of Homeland Security , (May 23 2008) United States District Court for the District of Northern California. Legal Momentum, represented by Morgan and Lewis submitted this amicus brief discussing the history and purpose of VAWA Confidentiality created in 1996 (expanded in 2000 and 2005) as Section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”). In this case of first impression, the Court clarified that VAWA confidentiality provisions p Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Federal Court materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Federal court
VAWA / U / T
Federal district court
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
Sample Consent of Minor to Post-18 GuardianshipCall 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 Children work in Immigration Judge; adapt the facts, authority, and venue-specific requirements before use. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National Direct PDF available |
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
BIA
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Memo in Support of Guardianship and Request for Special Findings for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Post-18 Cases (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 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
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Memo in Support of Special Findings for Guardianship (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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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Memo of Law In Support of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Findings (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 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
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Petition for Guardianship for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) (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 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
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Petition for Guardianship with Motion for SIJS Findings Post-18 (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 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
Immigration court
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Sample Petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (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 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
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
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Feb 27, 2024 | |
Litigation for Business Immigration PractitionersThis Practice Advisory has information practitioners need to assess whether filing suit in federal court is the right option for challenging an employment-based petition denial. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Employment; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Employment
Federal court
Cross-forum
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Jan 8, 2024 | |
Practice Alert: Padilla v. ICE and Delays in Credible Fear InterviewsThis 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 8, 2024 |