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 | |
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 | |
Violence Against Women Act-VAWA Self-Petitions, Suspension of Deportation and Cancellation of RemovalEsteban Cabezas (2010) Appeal to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Administrative Appeals Office. Amicus submitted by Legal Momentum, National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women, and represented by Andrew Taylor, of a denial of a VAWA self-petition by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Vermont Service Center. This case raises important issues about the any credible evidence standard to be applied in VAWA self-petitioning cases and on immigra 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 Direct PDF available |
Removal defense
Naturalization
BIA appeals
VAWA / U / T
Evidence and procedure
BIA
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Sep 13, 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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EOIR Policy Memoranda ArchiveEOIR policy manual landing page collecting policy memoranda, operating policies, and related government guidance with practice impact. Why it matters: Useful as the primary-source starting point when you want current EOIR memoranda without relying on a secondary summary. |
EOIR Policy Memoranda National |
Evidence and procedure
BIA appeals
Removal defense
Immigration court
BIA
Cross-forum
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Immigrant Defense Project Practice AdvisoriesImmigrant Defense Project page collecting practice advisories and related materials at the intersection of criminal and immigration law. Why it matters: Useful when you want crimes-and-immigration materials collected in one source-specific view before selecting a specific advisory. |
Immigrant Defense Project National |
Crimes and categorical approach
Detention / bond
Removal defense
Cross-forum
Immigration court
BIA
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National Immigration Project Resource HubNational Immigration Project's public resource page collecting practice advisories, litigation materials, and defense-oriented guidance. Why it matters: Useful as a jump-off point for public NIP materials, especially when you want removal-defense resources from one source page. |
National Immigration Project National |
Removal defense
Detention / bond
Crimes and categorical approach
Cross-forum
Immigration court
BIA
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NIJC Sample Documents ArchiveNational Immigrant Justice Center archive of public sample documents, quick-start guides, and practitioner-facing filings. Why it matters: Useful when you want NIJC drafting examples and templates grouped together before selecting a specific filing type. |
National Immigrant Justice Center National |
Detention / bond
BIA appeals
Removal defense
Immigration court
BIA
Cross-forum
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Ready to Stay Legal Resources DirectoryReady to Stay directory of public asylum and removal-defense resources assembled for practitioners and pro bono volunteers. Why it matters: Useful when you want a curated directory that points out to multiple original-host resources instead of a single organization archive. |
Ready to Stay National |
Asylum
Removal defense
Evidence and procedure
Cross-forum
Immigration court
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