Practice Advisories
NIPNLG Practice Advisories address select substantive and procedural immigration law issues faced by attorneys, legal representatives and noncitizens.
They are based on legal research and may contain potential arguments and opinions of the author. Practice advisories are intended to alert readers of legal developments, assist with developing strategies and/or aid decision making. They are not meant to replace independent legal advice provided by an attorney familiar with a client’s case.
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Crim-Imm Case Law Updates — This resource is designed to help immigration practitioners stay up to date on case law developments over the past year in the area of immigration law and crimes. It initially lists notable case law developments before the BIA and the United States Courts of Appeals. This is followed by case summaries of all published Board of Immigration Appeals decisions that address this area of law in 2022 and a case summary list of United States Courts of Appeals published decisions. The latter list focuses primarily on decisions that specifically address the application of the categorical approach and the generic definitions of crime-based inadmissibility and deportability grounds. (December 21, 2022)
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FAQ: Deferred Action for Workers in Labor Disputes (March 8, 2023)
Enjoined Asylum Regulations "Cheat Sheet" (February 3, 2023)
Biden's Marijuana Pardons: Who Do They Apply To? (October 19, 2022)
Whom to Sue and Whom to Serve In Immigration-Related District Court Litigation (September 14, 2022)
Biden's Asylum Processing Rule: Three Months in, What Practitioners Need to Know (September 7, 2022)
Explainer: Biden Administration on Policing Two Years In (September 6, 2022)
Practice Advisory: Gathering Criminal Records for Immigration Matters (August 31, 2022)
Community FAQ: Status of Prosecutorial Discretion Under the Biden Administration (August 19, 2022)
Practice Advisory: Post-Conviction Relief Motions to Reopen (June 24, 2022)
Rooted in Racism: The Human Impact of Migrant Prosecutions (December 21, 2021)
Practice Advisory: Advocacy Strategies After United States v. Palomar-Santiago (November 24, 2021)
Explainer: Budget Reconciliation and the Filibuster (October 21, 2021)
30 de septiembre memorando de Mayorkas - FAQ (September 30, 2021)
September 30th Mayorkas Memo - Quick FAQ (September 30, 2021)
The Harmful and Racist Impact of Criminal Exclusions from Legalization (August 9, 2021)
Issue Brief: Qualified Immunity in Immigration (June 24, 2021)
Borden v. United States: Supreme Court Limits Scope of “Crimes of Violence” (June 22, 2021)
“Realistic Probability” in Immigration Categorical Approach Cases (June 7, 2021)
The INA's Distorted Definition of "Conviction" (May 14, 2021)
Practice Advisory: Settling FTCA Litigation for Immigration Relief (May 7, 2021)
Aggravated Felonies and the Harmful Exclusion of People from Immigration Relief (April 21, 2021)
Requesting Attorneys’ Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (March 23, 2021)
Overview of Pereida v. Wilkinson for Immigration and Criminal Defense Counsel (March 10, 2021)
H.R. 6 — The Dream and Promise Act of 2021 Bars to Receiving Status (March 9, 2021)
Primer on Criminal-Immigration and Enforcement Provisions of USCA (February 19, 2021)
Primer on Due Process Provisions of USCA (February 19, 2021)
Community FAQ: February 18 ICE Enforcement Memo (February 19, 2021)
FAQ para la comunidad sobre el memorando de control de ICE del 18 de febrero (February 19, 2021)
Federal Tort Claims Act: FAQs for Immigration Attorneys (February 16, 2021)
Efectos de la Orden Tribunal Que Bloquea Moratoria de Deportación (January 27, 2021)
Effects of Court Order Blocking Deportation Moratorium (January 27, 2021)
Know Your Rights for DC Curfew in English (January 17, 2021)
Practice Advisory: Avoiding the Stop-Time Rule after Barton v. Barr (June 25, 2020)
Practice Advisory: Nasrallah v. Barr: Judicial Review over CAT Decisions (June 11, 2020)
Practice Alert: Advising Non-Citizen Clients About their Right to Protest (June 7, 2020)
Explainer: DHS Expands Efforts to Collect DNA Samples from Immigrants (April 9, 2020)
Practice Advisory: Denaturalization and Revocation of Naturalization (April 7, 2020)
Practice Alert: Coronavirus Asylum Claims Based on “Other Serious Harm” (Mar 19, 2020)
Whom to Sue and Whom to Serve in Immigration-Related District Court Litigation (Dec 04, 2019)
Updated Reinstatement of Removal Practice Advisory (May 23, 2019)
Practice Alert: Matter of S-O-G- and F-D-B- (October 10, 2018)
Terminating Removal Proceedings for Activists Targeted for Political Speech (June 19, 2018)
Jae Lee v. U.S.: Establishing Prejudice under Padilla v. Kentucky (July 7, 2017) [PDF]
Remedies to DHS Enforcement at Courthouses and Protected Locations (April 11, 2017) [PDF]
Administrative Removal under § 238(b): Questions and Answers (February 16, 2017) [PDF]
Trump Administration Executive Order Outlining New Enforcement Priorities (January 26, 2017) [PDF]
Select Motions to Reopen DHS-Issued Removal Orders (September 2016)
Voisine v. United States: Practice Alert (July 1, 2016) [PDF]
Mathis v. United States: Practice Alert (July 1, 2016) [PDF]