On August 26, 2025, the Tenth Circuit issued a published decision, O.C.V. v. Bondi, vacating the Board of Immigration Appeals presidential decision Matter of M-R-M-S-, which had wrongfully held that if a persecutor had any motivation other than...
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...
Naturalization remains the best defense against immigration enforcement for many LPRs. However, some red flag issues that could cause an LPR to be denied naturalization and even detained and deported. Thorough screening is crucial to make sure that...
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...
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"...
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.