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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BIA Amicus Invitation 2016-0609Arkansas 2015 U and T visa certification law requiring that each law enforcement agency in the state adopt a policy for the completion and signing of T and U certifications within 30 days of receiving the request. Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on BIA Appeals; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
BIA appeals
Children and SIJS
BIA
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Feb 1, 2026 | |
Velasquez v. Miranda Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaVelasquez v. Miranda Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (February 1 2024). NIWAP, represented by K & L Gates, filed an amicus brief on appeal from the judgement of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania dated June 20, 2023. The amicus brief argues that any confusion regarding the role of Pennsylvania courts in the process of obtaining SIJ status jeopardizes the ability of a child who is otherwise eligible for SIJ status to receive the protections created for them by Congress. State courts must fulfill th Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Special Immigrant; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
BIA
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Jan 7, 2025 | |
Velasquez v. MirandaThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the superior court decision and remanded back to the custody court. Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Special Immigrant; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Cross-forum
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Sep 30, 2024 | |
Francisco Ramirez, Jacqueline Reyes-Mendoza, And Their Minor Child B.R., v Hon. Daylene A. Marsh and David Paulino Padilla-SuazoFrancisco Ramirez, Jacqueline Reyes-Mendoza, And Their Minor Child B.R., v Hon. Daylene A. Marsh and David Paulino Padilla-Suazo Emergency petition for writ of superintending control to the New Mexico Supreme Court in a sexual assault case in which a state court judges ordered U visa applicant victims to turn over in criminal court discovery information contained in the victim’s VAWA confidentiality protected case in violation of federal law. NIWAP is being represented in this appeal by Skadden, Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on VAWA / U / T; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
VAWA / U / T
Children and SIJS
BIA
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Oct 2, 2023 | |
O.M.G. et al v. Wolf et al.O.M.G. v. Wolf (2020) U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. David Thronson, “Declaration filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in O.M.G. vs Wolf.” NIWAP coordinated a national team of law professors and recruited the law firm of Winston Strum to help draft and develop this declaration that discusses the dangers for children in DHS family detention centers, the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides an excellent overview with social science research data Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Children; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Children and SIJS
BIA
Federal district court
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Sep 21, 2023 | |
Guardianship of S.H.R. v. Jesus Rivas“Guardianship of S.H.R. v. Jesus Rivas” (Supreme Court of California). NIWAP filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of California in a case in which the Court of Appeals wrongly denied an SIJS eligible child SIJS predicate findings. The amicus brief developed by Manatt, Phelps and Phillips for NIWAP detailed the legislative and regulatory history of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and discussed how the approach taken by the Court of Appeals directly contradicts this legislative and regulat Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Special Immigrant; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Sep 18, 2023 | |
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NIWAP Library National |
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Cross-forum
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