Sara Gormley

IRAP explainer addressing the Trump Administration’s December 16, 2025 proclamation continuing and expanding the June 2025 restrictions on U.S. entry of noncitizens from certain countries.

Acacia Center for Justice practitioner hub containing legal resources for immigration practitioners and advocates, including a link to Acacia’s Habeas Bridge Project template bank intended to support practitioners challenging unlawful immigration detention, with a focus on habeas law in California and the Ninth Circuit.

Model immigration court filings prepared by Human Rights First attorney Andrew Feinberg in January 2025. These model filings reflect some of the most common documents and motions an attorney will file in support of a client’s asylum case in immigration court. The materials are intended to be reviewed simultaneously, as part of a single fictional […]

Human Rights First practice advisory describing possible bases for pretermission in immigration court and explaining how to prepare for, and respond to, motions to pretermit a client’s asylum claim. Last updated on January 23, 2026.

Introductory webinar training designed for immigration attorneys seeking a practical foundation in federal immigration habeas litigation. Presented on December 16, 2025 by Bardis Vakili, Legal Director, CHRCL, and Kel White, Associate Director of Public Engagement & Training, Acacia Center for Justice.

Documents uploaded by the National Immigration Project (last updated on March 13, 2025) that include charts containing links to frequently used Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) asylum regulations and analogous 208 series Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations that are currently in effect. U.S. government websites continue to post enjoined asylum regulations that are […]

Practice advisory published by the ACLU, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU Southern California, and USC Gould School of Law, updated on December 3, 2025, discussing the order issued by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Maldonado Bautista v. Santacruz and describing how to request a bond hearing in light of […]

Fact sheet published by The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and National Immigration Law Center, updated in November 2025, describing five things parents detained by ICE should know about their parental rights. Also available in Spanish and Haitian Creole.