The “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways” Rule Leaves Indigenous Peoples with No Pathway to Seek Asylum
A solidarity letter to support Indigenous Peoples’ concerns about the exclusion of Indigenous Peoples from “lawful pathways” to seek asylum under recent changes to U.S. asylum processes.
The Biden Administration recently announced an Asylum Ban for those seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border who have not followed limited “legal pathways” or sought, and been denied, asylum in a third country en route to the border. This Practice...
The Trump administration published myriad regulations seeking to restrict access to asylum and related protections. The worst of these regulations were enjoined through litigation, including Pangea Legal Servs.I v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec., 501 F...
This factsheet breaks down four essential facts about Sections 1325 and1326 prosecutions and 0addresses how they are used today. To learn more about how the laws impact people prosecuted for immigration-related offenses, read our amicus brief filed...
The Asylum Processing Rule is a significant regulatory change under the Biden administration that allows Asylum Officers to conduct Asylum Merits Interviews of certain asylum seekers who have passed credible fear interviews rather than having those...
This two-day seminar covers hot topics in removal defense and asylum law.
This training discusses the ethical rules that govern preparing a client for immigration court hearings.
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...
In this practice alert, we will summarize the proposed changes to the PSC definition and identify the potential impact of the expanded PSC bar on applicants for asylum and employment authorization. Attached to this alert is Appendix A, which...