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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S.E.R.L v. U.S.This Amicus Brief was filed by Crowell and Moring on behalf of the NIWAP, Inc and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the 3rd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals. The brief was filed in support for a mother of a domestic violence victim from Honduras who interceded to protect her daughter who was experiencing domestic violence and was stalked and threatened by her daughter’s abuser. The Honduran mother had helped her daughter escape from a domestic violence perpetrator who had t Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 3rd Circuit Direct PDF available |
Asylum
BIA
Court of appeals
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Feb 6, 2026 | |
Considerations in Asylum Claims for Transgender PeoplePractice advisory on framing transgender asylum claims in the current policy environment, with attention to protected grounds, evidentiary development, and country-conditions proof. Why it matters: Worth opening early in any trans-asylum case because it helps structure the theory of harm and the supporting record before drafting begins. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Withholding / CAT
Evidence and procedure
USCIS
Immigration court
BIA
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Jun 2, 2025 | |
Pretermission Web Advisory for Pro Bono AttorneysOverview of recent EOIR policy changes allowing dismissal or pretermission of some defensive asylum applications without a hearing, with guidance for practitioners representing people in removal proceedings. Why it matters: Strong triage piece when an asylum case may be screened out on procedural grounds before testimony or full merits development. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Removal defense
Evidence and procedure
Immigration court
BIA
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Jun 1, 2025 | |
Legal HelpThis handbook is intended for use by pro bono attorneys and immigration attorneys working on LGBTQ/HIV asylum cases. Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigration Equality on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
Immigration Equality National |
Asylum
Cross-forum
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Apr 11, 2025 | |
Attorneys, Advise Your Clients of Their RightsLast Updated February 11, 2025 The Trump administration has been targeting immigrant and LGBTQ communities through a slate of Executive Orders designed to erase transgender, non-binary and intersex identities, decimate asylum and refugee protections, and fast track mass deportations. The orders are unprecedented in their scope. Many are blatantly illegal, some unconstitutional, but virtually all harm the LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants, families, and communities we serve. Our clients are under Why it matters: Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from Immigration Equality on Asylum; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure. |
Immigration Equality National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Removal defense
Cross-forum
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Feb 11, 2025 | |
Judicial Review of Visa Decisions After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Department of State v. MuñozIn Department of State v. Muñoz , 602 U.S. 899 (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that a U.S. citizen and her noncitizen spouse had no access to judicial review of a consular officer’s denial of an immigrant visa. The Court held that a U.S. citizen has no “fundamental liberty interest” i n her spouse’s admission to the United States. This practice advisory, by the American Immigration Council, the International Refugee Assistance Project, and the Consular Accountability Project, is intende 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
Removal defense
Family-based practice
Federal court
Consular practice
VAWA / U / T
Entry and admission
Court of appeals
Consular processing
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Jan 15, 2025 | |
Gender-Based AsylumVallabhaneni (September 27 2001) Board of Immigration Appeals. NOW Legal Defense Fund and others filed this amicus in support of the appeal by Aruna C. Vallabhaneni of the decision of the Immigration Judge denying her application for political asylum despite an undisputed record of years of severe domestic violence and her inability to obtain protection from the government of India. The record before the judge established that Ms. Vallabhaneni was persecuted in the past and that she has a well-f Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Asylum materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Asylum
BIA appeals
Immigration court
BIA
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
Trauma, Testimony, and Child Brain DevelopmentBIA Amicus Invitation 2016-0609 (September 1 2016) Board of Immigration Appeals, NIWAP, Crowell and Moring. NIWAP and The Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service submitted this amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals discussing the brain development and neuroscience of how having experienced or witnessed trauma impacts the brain development of children and adolescents. The brief argues that in cases of child asylum applicants’ waivers of the one-year deadline based on extraordinary cir Why it matters: Useful as a source-specific directory when you want a quick way to browse Asylum materials without searching the entire site. |
NIWAP Library National |
Asylum
Waivers
BIA appeals
Children and SIJS
BIA
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Apr 25, 2024 | |
In the Matter of RAIn the Matter of RA (February 13 2004) Board of Immigration Appeals. Domestic violence as a basis for Gender Based Asylum. Filed Briefs and coordinated amici for amicus briefs filed before the Board of Immigration Appeals (1999) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (1999). Provided editing and amici sign on assistance to Amicus brief filed with Attorney General Ashcroft (2004). Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 9th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Asylum
BIA
Court of appeals
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Nov 2, 2023 | |
Vallabhaneni (September 27 2001)NOW Legal Defense Fund and others filed this amicus in support of the appeal by Aruna C. Vallabhaneni of the decision of the Immigration Judge denying her application for political asylum despite an undisputed record of years of severe domestic violence and her inability to obtain protection from the government of India. The record before the judge established that Ms. Vallabhaneni was persecuted in the past and that she has a well-founded fear that she will continue to be persecuted in the futu Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Immigration court
BIA
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Nov 2, 2023 | |
In The Matter of: Suyi Varquero-CubiasIn The Matter of: Suyi Varquero-Cubias (April 5 2016) Board of Immigration Appeals. NIWAP, represented by Tahirih Justice Center and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, participated filed this brief in a case of a battered immigrant from El Salvador who separated from her abusive boyfriend and her abuser continued to stalk, sexually assault, and threaten her for the next two years until she fled in fear of her life for the United States. The Immigration Judge denied her asylum case based on t Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library National Direct PDF available |
Asylum
BIA appeals
Immigration court
BIA
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Oct 24, 2023 | |
Yessica Alvarado Euceda vs. Loretta LynchYessica Alvarado Euceda vs. Loretta Lynch. NIWAP Inc. served as the lead amicus in an appeal of a denial of gender based asylum to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a Honduran battered immigrant who unsuccessfully attempted to end her relationship with her abusive boyfriend who was the father of her two children. The immigration judge and a single Board of Immigration Appeals judge denied gender based asylum to a battered mother who fled Honduras when she could find no protection f Why it matters: Useful as an amicus or advocacy example on Asylum; confirm the cited authority and procedural posture before adapting it. |
NIWAP Library 5th Circuit Direct PDF available |
Asylum
Immigration court
BIA
Court of appeals
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Oct 24, 2023 |