This factsheet breaks down four essential facts about Sections 1325 and 1326 prosecutions and addresses how they are used today. To learn more about how the laws impact people prosecuted for immigration-related offenses, read our amicus brief filed...
This resource explains who President Biden's 2021 marijuana pardons apply to.
This practice advisory provides an overview of how to effectively gather criminal records for immigration matters. The advisory briefly reviews considerations for conducting a criminal contacts screening and for evaluating the possible implications...
This practice advisory discusses motion to reopen strategies for noncitizens who have successfully obtained qualifying post-conviction relief. Section II distinguishes among motions to reopen, motions to remand, motions to reconsider, and motions to...
This virtual seminar included two full afternoons of learning & strategizing about how to best represent clients with convictions in immigration court.
On March 15, 2022, the National Immigration Project joined the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) and American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) to express deep concern with increasing arguments by attorneys in the OPLA department that seek...
This training discusses immigration defense strategies from the criminal defense context.
This comparison builds upon our recent practice alert, “Advocating for Clients in Removal Proceedings Using the OPLA Prosecutorial Discretion Memo,” and contains a brief overview of the variation in requirements for criminal history documentation...
This explainer discusses the harmful and racist impact of criminal exclusions from legalization.
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...