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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Template motion Apr 20, 2026

Guide to Filing Your First Habeas Corpus Petition: Eastern District of California

This step-by-step guide will walk you through the steps for filing your first petition for habeas corpus (immigration) in the Eastern District of California. The guide provides helpful tips and how-tos from registering for PACER, the federal court electronic filing system, to applying for admission to the district bar, to formatting and filing your petition and motion for injunctive relief. The guide includes helpful screenshots and references to the local rules, as well as links to other useful

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Apr 2, 2026

Challenging EOIR Bond Denials in Federal Court

When an immigration judge denies bond based on a finding that a person is a danger to the community or a flight risk, what options remain to challenge that decision? As immigration detention expands and bond denials become increasingly common, federal court litigation is emerging as a critical tool to obtain judicial review of these determinations.

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ASISTA Resource directory Mar 24, 2026

Advisories, Newsletters, Q&A

ASISTA and its partners create extensive practice advisories about policies and procedures related to VAWAs, U and T visas and more. Please see below.

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National Immigration Litigation Alliance Template motion Mar 20, 2026

Template DVD Habeas Petition (March 20, 2026)

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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 17, 2026

Civil Penalties and Fines - Part I: How to Appeal a Civil Penalty

This practice advisory is Part I of a two-part advisory on civil fines and civil penalties instituted by DHS against noncitizens. Part I discusses the procedures for instituting a fine and recommendations for contesting and appealing a civil fine instituted by DHS. Part II will discuss statutory and Constitutional arguments and defenses against the issuance of fines.

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American Immigration Council Practice advisory Mar 13, 2026

Electronic Filing and Access to Electronic Federal Court Documents

This Practice Advisory explains the federal rules authorizing electronic filing in federal court; describes how to file documents in federal court using the Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) System; and outlines how to access electronic documents through Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER). The Advisory discusses restrictions on electronic access to court documents in immigration cases.

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Mar 13, 2026

Stays of Removal

A stay of removal prevents the Department of Homeland Security from executing a final order of removal against a person. DHS, immigration judges, the Board of Immigration Appeals, and the U.S. courts of appeals all have the authority to grant stays of removal. If a stay of removal is in effect, DHS may not remove the person from the United States. This practice advisory explains how to seek a court-ordered stay of removal with an IJ, the BIA, and the U.S. courts of appeals, and how to seek an ad

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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.

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Feb 27, 2026

Crim-Imm Case Law Updates 2025

The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA or Board), the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court have issued many decisions in the past year that implicate the rights of noncitizens. This resource is designed to help immigration practitioners familiar with the categorical approach stay current on significant case law developments over the past year at the intersection of immigration and criminal law. This resource begins with an overview of notable case law developments before the BIA, the U.S

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National Immigration Project Practice advisory Feb 23, 2026

Habeas in the Fifth Circuit After Buenrostro

Analysis of Buenrostro-Mendez and its effect on detention under 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(A), with practical implications for habeas strategy in the Fifth Circuit.

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