Immigration Judges have increasingly begun to pretermit asylum applications--often ordering asylum seekers removed without ever having a chance to have a hearing on their claims. This Practice Advisory (PA) discusses a recent Policy Memo by the...
On June 6, 2025 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced its indefensible decision to terminate the deferred action policy for youth with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), through which around 200,000 SIJS youth awaiting a...
On July 4, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The Act creates a new fee regime for matters before USCIS and EOIR and for certain people apprehended by DHS. The National Immigration Project has created this chart as a...
This recording is eligible for CLE credit. The number of credits approved for this recorded session is based on those rewarded by the Washington State Bar. If you are barred outside of the Washington State, please refer to your State Bar as to what...
This explainer provides an explanation of the "stipulations" that ICE is offering some people when they are detained, what the outcomes of signing the stipulation will be, and includes an annotated copy of the stipulation.
The National Immigration Project filed an amicus brief supporting the plaintiff's Ninth Circuit challenge to the legal standard used in delay cases. Our brief highlighted the extraordinary delays noncitizens subjected to "administrative processing"...
This guide walks pro se respondents through the steps to file a Motion to Change Venue in Immigration Court. This guide and template do not constitute legal advice.
This guide walks pro se respondents through the steps to file a Notice of Appeal with the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) after an immigration case dismissal. This guide and template do not constitute legal advice.
There is a largely un-tested legal argument that young people with approved SIJS petitions can use the SIJS-specific adjustment provisions at INA § 245(h) to satisfy the “inspected and admitted or paroled” requirement that applies to many other forms...
This form is a sample for court watch projects who are monitoring immigration courts for case dismissals and arrests.