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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory May 14, 2025

Discussing Registration with Clients

On April 11, 2025, the new Form G-325R took effect as a general tool to register all previously unregistered noncitizens under an antiquated and rarely invoked provision of the Immigration & Nationality Act, with criminal penalties for willful failure to register. This advisory was written to assist attorneys in discussing registration and the new Form G-325R with clients, including screening for prior registration and assessing the potential consequences of registering or not registering, so th

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ASISTA Practice advisory Apr 24, 2025

ASISTA Practice Alert: USCIS Wet Ink Signature RFEs & NOIDs (April 24, 2025)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 17, 2025

Who Has Initial Jurisdiction Over UC Asylum Claims? Matter of M-A-C-O- and JOP v. DHS

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 confers initial jurisdiction over asylum claims filed by unaccompanied children (UCs) to the asylum office. The Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision in Matter of M-A-C-O- , along with policy changes implemented during the first Trump administration, sought to strip away this crucial protection from many child asylum seekers. Because of these changes and legal challenges by immigrant youth advocates, the current landscape of initial

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Apr 15, 2025

Practice Advisory: Navigating the Removal Proceedings of J.O.P. Class Members and Other Asylum Seekers with Prior Unaccompanied Child Determinations

This practice advisory provides strategies for practitioners to navigate removal proceedings for J.O.P. class members and other asylum seekers with prior unaccompanied child determinations in light of three recent legal developments: (1) the 2024 J.O.P. Settlement Agreement, (2) final Executive Office for Immigration Review regulations issued in 2024, and (3) a 2025 USCIS memorandum implementing the J.O.P. Settlement Agreement.

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Immigration Equality Practice advisory Apr 11, 2025

Legal Help

This handbook is intended for use by pro bono attorneys and immigration attorneys working on LGBTQ/HIV asylum cases.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 3, 2025

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

This practice advisory, authored with our partners at the End SIJS Backlog Coalition, Children's Immigration Law Academy, National Immigration Project, and Safe Passage Project, offers strategies at every stage of an SIJS client’s removal proceedings to advocate against the client’s removal and to preserve the record for appeal, including:

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Apr 2, 2025

Quick Guide: Defending SIJS Clients in Removal Proceedings

This practice advisory, created by The End SIJS Backlog Coalition, is intended to help practitioners navigate removal proceedings for clients with pending or approved SIJS. It offers strategies at every stage of an SIJS client’s removal proceedings to advocate against the client’s removal and to preserve the record for appeal. Section II covers strategies for pleading to the Notice to Appear. Section III discusses challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s evidence of removability. Sectio

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 20, 2025

Practice Tips for Lawyers and Clients Preparing for a VAWA Interview

Starting in December 2024, USCIS began conducting interviews for certain VAWA self-petitioners who have both an I-360 and an I-485 pending. ILRC and AILA’s VAWA, Us, and Ts committee compiled tips to help practitioners support VAWA self-petitioners through this additional layer of review while safeguarding their rights.

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 20, 2025

The Laken Riley Act & Juvenile Delinquency

The Laken Riley Act (LRA) was signed into law by President Trump on January 29, 2025. It amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by expanding mandatory detention of certain inadmissible noncitizens who are merely arrested or charged with certain offenses. This practice advisory addresses the question of whether the provisions of the LRA that seek to vastly increase the number of people subject to mandatory immigration detention would be triggered by children engaging in acts of juvenile

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