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National Immigration Project Template motion Jun 17, 2026

Template Motion to Reconsider Before the Immigration Court and Motion to Remand Before the BIA Based on Vacatur of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule

On June 3, 2026, a federal district court in California entered a final judgment in the East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Trump , vacated the Circumvention of Lawful Pathway (“CLP”) rule, codified at 8 C.F.R. § 1208.33 et seq. The vacatur means that the CLP rule has been set aside and is without legal effect unless and until the ruling is stayed, modified, or reversed on appeal. As a result, noncitizens whose asylum applications were denied solely because of the CLP rule—but who were otherwise foun

Asylum Removal defense Motions to reopen / reconsider Immigration court BIA Direct PDF
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National Immigration Project Template motion Mar 13, 2026

Template BIA Notice of Appeal for CARR and HAAV Pretermissions

Immigration judges continue to pretermit asylum applications and deny asylum seekers a day in court, based on alleged deficiencies in the I-589 and/or based on the alleged failure to state a prima facie case for relief. This template is designed to give practitioners a strong starting point for drafting their own Notices of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Asylum BIA appeals Immigration court BIA Direct PDF
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Human Rights First PALA Library Template motion No date

Model Immigration Court Filings in Support of Fictional Indigenous Asylum Claim

Model immigration court filings prepared by Human Rights First attorney Andrew Feinberg in January 2025. These model filings reflect some of the most common documents and motions an attorney will file in support of a client’s asylum case in immigration court. The materials are intended to be reviewed simultaneously, as part of a single fictional case for a Guatemalan indigenous asylum claim in removal proceedings in the Ninth Circuit. The documents consist of the following:

Asylum Withholding / CAT Evidence and procedure USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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