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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Federal Preemption in Immigration LawFriendly House Et Al., V. Michael B. Whiting Et Al ., (June 11, 2010) United States District Court Arizona. Legal Momentum, recruited by the ACLU, MALDEF, The National Immigration Law Center, and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (represented by Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips) to organize a brief articulating immigrant women’s perspective amicus in support of plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop implementation of key portions of Arizona’s anti-immigrant legislation SB 1070 Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Removal Defense materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Removal defense
Federal court
Federal district court
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
Special Immigrant Juvenile StatusGuardianship of S.H.R. v. Jesus Rivas (March 21, 2022; August 15, 2022) Supreme Court of California. NIWAP, represented by Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, 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 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 Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse BIA Appeals materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
BIA appeals
Federal court
Special immigrant
Children and SIJS
Immigration court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
Trauma, Testimony, and Adult VictimsGabriel Perez Cruz v. Barr , (July 2 2020) U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit. NIWAP assisted the Family Violence Appellate Project in California in developing, securing social science support for and national sign ons from 16 organizations nationally for this 9th Circuit Amicus Brief in which we were represented by Haney and Boone LLP. The brief discussed the mental health impact of domestic violence and coercive control in abusive relationships and perpetrators who coerce their victims into com Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Removal Defense materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library 9th Circuit |
Removal defense
Family-based practice
BIA appeals
Federal court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
U VisaUnited States V. Luciana Moreno-Lopez ; (June 7 2010) United States District Court, Eastern District of Chattanooga. The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, among others, and represented by Dean Hill Rivkin, filed an amicus brief in a case in which undocumented workers had been victims of extortion, when the workers complained to EEOC and the Department of Labor the employer retaliated by triggering the employees detention by the Department of Homeland Security. The workers Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Detention / Bond materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Detention / bond
Federal court
Consular practice
VAWA / U / T
Federal district court
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
VAWA ConfidentialityHawke v. Department of Homeland Security , (May 23 2008) United States District Court for the District of Northern California. Legal Momentum, represented by Morgan and Lewis submitted this amicus brief discussing the history and purpose of VAWA Confidentiality created in 1996 (expanded in 2000 and 2005) as Section 384 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (“IIRIRA”). In this case of first impression, the Court clarified that VAWA confidentiality provisions p Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Federal Court materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Federal court
VAWA / U / T
Federal district court
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
The International Marriage Broker Regulation ActEuropean Connections & Tours, Inc. v. Gonzales , (April 24 2006) United States District Court For Northern District of Georgia. Legal Momentum/NOW, represented by Crowell and Moring, in publishing social science research, legislative history, and editorial assistance to the Tahirih Justice Center in an amicus brief submitted supporting the U.S. Attorney General in a motion to dismiss a 1st Amendment challenge to the collection of data on male clients for prospective brides and 5th Amendment Equa Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Family materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Family-based practice
Federal court
Federal district court
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Oct 20, 2023 | |
American Immigration Council Practice Advisory ArchivePublic archive page for the American Immigration Council's practice advisories and practice alerts, including litigation-focused materials and practitioner guides. Why it matters: Start here if you want to browse the Council's archive by title and publication date before drilling down into individual advisories. |
American Immigration Council National |
Federal court
BIA appeals
Removal defense
Cross-forum
BIA
Court of appeals
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NILA Practice Advisories and TemplatesNational Immigration Litigation Alliance page collecting litigation-oriented practice advisories, templates, and sample filings. Why it matters: Useful when you want a litigation-focused source page that bundles advisories and template materials together. |
National Immigration Litigation Alliance National |
Federal court
BIA appeals
Motions to reopen / reconsider
Court of appeals
Federal district court
BIA
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