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ACLU Practice advisory Jul 29, 2020

Practice Advisory: Bond Hearings in Baltimore Immigration Court Under Dubon Miranda V. Barr

Practice Advisory: Bond Hearings in Baltimore Immigration Court Under Dubon Miranda V. Barr | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation document Practice Advisory: Bond Hearings in Baltimore Immigration Court Under Dubon Miranda V. Barr Document Date: July 29, 2020 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Jun 11, 2020

Practice Advisory: Nasrallah v. Barr: Judicial Review over CAT Decisions

On June 1, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a positive decision in Nasrallah v. Barr , 590 U.S. __ (2020). The question in Nasrallah was whether the jurisdiction stripping language in 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(C) barred judicial review over factual challenges to denials of protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Court ruled the statute does not bar such review. This practice advisory provides an overview of the Nasrallah decision and describes the key implications of its holding.

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Oct 3, 2019

Agency Delay Litigation: Opposing a Motion to Dismiss

This practice advisory summarizes the most common grounds raised by the government in motions to dismiss federal court agency adjudication delay lawsuits and outlines arguments, with supporting authority, that can be made in response. It provides:

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ACLU Practice advisory Jul 9, 2019

Practice Advisory: Constitutional Challenges to Mandatory Immigration Detention After Nielsen v. Preap

Practice Advisory: Constitutional Challenges to Mandatory Immigration Detention After Nielsen v. Preap (July 2019) | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation document Practice Advisory: Constitutional Challenges to Mandatory Immigration Detention After Nielsen v. Preap (July 2019) Document Date: July 9, 2019 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content Related Issues Immigrants' Rights Immigrants' Rights and Detention

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Mar 15, 2019

Court Decision Ensures Timely Adjudication of Employment Applications Filed by Initial Asylum Applicants

On 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.

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ACLU Practice advisory Oct 23, 2018

Practice Advisory: Bond Hearings for Individuals Subject to Prolonged Detention: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison

Practice Advisory: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation document Practice Advisory: Guerrero-Sanchez v. Warden, York County Prison Document Date: October 23, 2018 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 8, 2018

The Fight Over DOJ Grants and Sanctuary Policies

The DOJ created new conditions for state and local recipients of Byrne Justice Assistance Grants and other federal grants, in an effort to prevent jurisdictions with certain sanctuary policies from receiving any funds. Several federal courts have found these requirements to be unconstitutional, and ordered the DOJ to distribute the grants to sanctuary cities such as Chicago and Philadelphia. This advisory explains the specific grants at issue, the various lawsuits against DOJ’s conditions, and o

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ACLU Practice advisory Jul 1, 2018

Practice Advisory: Parole of Arriving Asylum Seekers who have Passed Credible Fear, Damus v. Nielsen

The American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, Human Rights First, and Covington & Burling LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s arbitrary detention of asylum seekers fleeing persecution, torture, or death in their countries of origin.

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ACLU Practice advisory Mar 21, 2018

Practice Advisory: Prolonged Detention Challenges after Jennings v. Rodriguez

Practice Advisory: Prolonged Detention Challenges after Jennings v. Rodriguez | American Civil Liberties Union Skip navigation document Practice Advisory: Prolonged Detention Challenges after Jennings v. Rodriguez Document Date: March 21, 2018 Download document Download document Skip to PDF content Related Issues Immigrants' Rights Immigrants' Rights and Detention

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