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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.

Asylum Employment Naturalization USCIS Federal district court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory May 21, 2018

The CSPA and Asylees

This practice advisory discusses how the Child Status Protection Act protects children of asylees and refugees through the immigration process, including the asylum application, the Form I-730, and adjustment.

Asylum Adjustment of status Children and SIJS Cross-forum Direct PDF
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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Jul 18, 2016

Preserving the One-Year Filing Deadline for Asylum Cases Stuck in the Immigration Court Backlog

The immigration courts’ unprecedented backlogs are creating procedural and substantive challenges for attorneys trying to comply with the One-Year Filing Deadline (OYFD) in asylum cases. This Practice Advisory discusses strategies and procedures for complying with the OYFD.

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Jul 14, 2016

Screening Potential DACA Requestors for Other Forms of Relief

This Practice Advisory is designed to assist attorneys without significant expertise in immigration law in determining whether individuals seeking Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) might be eligible for immigration benefits that are more lasting and concrete than DACA. The forms of relief discussed in this Practice Advisory include adjustment of status, U and T visas, asylum, special immigrant juvenile status, and more. The appendix includes a questionnaire that may be helpful in ide

Asylum Adjustment of status Consular practice Cross-forum Direct PDF
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NIWAP Library Resource directory No date

NIWAP Amicus Brief Bank

NIWAP's amicus brief bank organized by topic, with collections covering VAWA, U visa, SIJS, gender-based asylum, and related issues.

VAWA / U / T Special immigrant Asylum Cross-forum Immigration court
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Ready to Stay Resource directory No date

Ready to Stay Legal Resources Directory

Ready to Stay directory of public asylum and removal-defense resources assembled for practitioners and pro bono volunteers.

Asylum Removal defense Evidence and procedure Cross-forum Immigration court
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Immigration Equality Practice advisory No date

Alert: Annual Fees For Asylum, WoR and CAT Applications

This is a practice alert as your client may be required to pay a fee for their pending application for asylum, withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture in light of recent legislation. These new fees are for: initial applications and for applications that have been pending for more than one year, including those in the asylum backlog.

Asylum Withholding / CAT Removal defense Cross-forum Direct PDF
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Human Rights First PALA Library Sample brief No date

Briefs

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.

Asylum Withholding / CAT Evidence and procedure USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Human Rights First PALA Library Template motion No date

Model Immigration Court Filings in Support of Fictional Indigenous Asylum Claim

Model immigration court filings prepared by Human Rights First attorney Andrew Feinberg in January 2025. These model filings reflect some of the most common documents and motions an attorney will file in support of a client’s asylum case in immigration court. The materials are intended to be reviewed simultaneously, as part of a single fictional case for a Guatemalan indigenous asylum claim in removal proceedings in the Ninth Circuit. The documents consist of the following:

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