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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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 | |
NIWAP Amicus Brief BankNIWAP's amicus brief bank organized by topic, with collections covering VAWA, U visa, SIJS, gender-based asylum, and related issues. Why it matters: Useful as a topic-organized amicus entry point when you want advocacy examples and supporting materials from NIWAP. |
NIWAP Library National |
VAWA / U / T
Special immigrant
Asylum
Children and SIJS
Cross-forum
Immigration court
Court of appeals
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