The purpose of this advisory is to identify issues and advocacy strategies for defense counsel representing noncitizen clients in light of this administration’s interim enforcement priorities memo, specifically in the context of assessing risks of...
This practice advisory aims to provide immigration practitioners with an overview of the key policy changes and interim priorities arising from these memos and strategies to use these priorities to advocate for clients.
On July 9, 2020, NIPNLG published a Practice Alert examining the intersection of the criminal bars proposed in those regulations. In the latter half of 2020, final versions of all three proposed rules were issued, and were subsequently challenged in...
This practice advisory is intended to assist individuals seeking damages, stays of deportation, and long-term immigration relief based on medical abuse suffered at ICDC. This practice advisory explains how to determine eligibility and file...
This practice advisory discusses strategies for obtaining immigration relief as part of a settlement agreement with the government to resolve a lawsuit for damages brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) based on torts committed by agents of...
This practice advisory discusses the origins of realistic probability in immigration law, national case law on realistic probability, and litigation issues currently before the immigration agencies and federal courts.
This practice alert builds upon our previous practice advisory, “Advocating for Clients under the Biden Administration’s Interim Enforcement Priorities,” and provides key information, takeaways, and practice tips for advocating with OPLA.
This practice advisory explains how Borden v. United States affects the definition of a ‘crime of violence’ for immigration law purposes. Borden effectively held that the definition of a “crime of violence” under 18 U.S.C. § 16(a), relevant to both...
This issue brief discusses qualified immunity in immigration.
This advisory first reviews the case history and the precedent governing the legal situation Mr. Palomar-Santiago was in when he was charged with illegal re-entry. It then addresses both Mr. Palomar-Santiago’s and the government’s arguments before...