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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Court Decision Ensures Timely Adjudication of Employment Applications Filed by Initial Asylum ApplicantsOn 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. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Employment
Naturalization
Federal court
USCIS
Federal district court
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Mar 15, 2019 | |
How to Get Judicial Relief Under 8 USC 1447(b) for a Stalled Naturalization ApplicationSection 336(b) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. § 1447(b), gives a district court jurisdiction to intervene in a case where USCIS has failed to make a decision on the naturalization application within 120 days of the applicant’s “examination” by USCIS. This Practice Advisory discusses the nuts and bolts of bringing a suit under INA § 336(b). It also discusses when attorneys fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act are available. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Naturalization; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Naturalization
Federal court
USCIS
Federal district court
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Jul 14, 2016 | |
Inspection and Entry at a Port of Entry: When is there an Admission?This Practice Advisory focuses on the meaning of “admission” in four very specific, but frequently encountered situations: a “wave-through” at a port of entry; and entry based on misrepresentation; an entry based on a false claim to U.S. citizenship; and the grant of TPS as an admission for purposes of adjustment of status. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from American Immigration Council on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
American Immigration Council National Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
Adjustment of status
Naturalization
Special immigrant
Entry and admission
Cross-forum
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Jul 14, 2016 |