Practice resources
Search immigration practice advisories, sample filings, manuals, brief banks, and government guidance from trusted practitioner sources.
Practice advisory by Katherine Brady on the Supreme Court case Nijhawan v. Holder, which deals with the categorical approach and aggravated felonies.
Official USCIS Administrative Appeals Office manual for appeals, motions, certifications, representation, and filing practice.
Official practice manual for appeals and motions before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
CLINIC's public resource library for immigration practitioners, including advisories, ethics materials, and topical explainers.
Official EOIR policy manual covering immigration courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and OCAHO practice.
EOIR policy manual landing page collecting policy memoranda, operating policies, and related government guidance with practice impact.
Official practice manual for parties appearing before immigration courts.
Ready to Stay directory of public asylum and removal-defense resources assembled for practitioners and pro bono volunteers.
Official USCIS policy manual for benefit adjudications, organized by volume, part, and chapter.
Official USCIS archive of policy and procedural memoranda used by adjudicators.
Acacia Center for Justice – Acacia Practitioner Hub from Human Rights First PALA Library.
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.